June 2009

Hello Happy People! We're very excited to announce that we'll now be coordinating the organisation of Happiness Clubs around Australasia. These will be moderated and facilitated by volunteers and offered for free! That's right, our goal is to build up a network of clubs anyone can attend...

30 June, 2009

Question: In these tough economic times, I know I should feel grateful. I have a job, and I'm not broke. But my retirement has dwindled. I have to work years longer until retirement. I feel blah. How can I get out of this funk? Answer: Was...

30 June, 2009

Coming soon, in one of our upcoming and free happiness and positive psychology eNewsletters, an article including three questions the answers to which hold the secret to happiness: - What's the most important moment? - Who's the most important person? - What's the most important thing...

29 June, 2009

Laughter has been shown to lower blood pressure, reduce stress, increase muscle flexion, and boost immune function. Laughter also triggers the release of endorphins, the body's natural painkillers, and produces a general sense of well-being. To read more from The Examiner about how to laugh...

28 June, 2009

"Positive psychology aims to make common sense more common in and out of business", Ben-Shahar says. It does not focus simply on breeding happiness because "the negation of unhappiness does not necessarily lead to happiness". For example, if you are no longer depressed, you may...

28 June, 2009

As I mentioned just a few days ago, I've been regularly posting micro-blogs on Twitter - see http://twitter.com/drhappy You can easily follow me and receive regular, short, sharp & succinct happiness "tweets" in which I post practical happiness tips, or sometimes happiness prompting questions in just...

27 June, 2009

Happiness is not ever a solo pursuit but rather, one that depends at least partially on our relationships with others. As I've noted many times, happiness is not just about feeling good it's just as much about doing good. Other people matter for...

26 June, 2009

The Examiner regularly publishes articles relevant to happiness, health and wellbeing and recently they've produced two more good ones...

25 June, 2009