I have to say, I'm very happy at the moment; unfortunately, however, my happiness is such that I'm having trouble sleeping (which doesn't necessarily make me happy)! Now you might think this is not unusual or noteworthy; surely Dr. Happy, Chief Happiness Officer of The...
Bernanke on the economics of happiness - from the Examiner Last week, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke addressed the graduating class of 2010 at the University of South Carolina. In an effort to be more interesting than financial economics, Bernanke_ã_s specialty, might allow, the Chairman instead...
Moderate drinkers enjoy more robust health than either big boozers or teetotallers, according to a study on the link between alcohol and cardiovascular disease. But downing a glass or two of wine every day may not contribute to enhanced well-being, the researchers cautioned. More likely,...
by Timothy So from Positive Psychology News Daily Previous articles in PPND (here and here) have examined the relationship between money and happiness as well as the Easterlin paradox illustrated in the graph below. To further elaborate on why the riches are not equivalent to happiness,...
by Stacey Lawson for the Huffington Post Happiness. We all want it. We know it when we feel it. Yet, despite its rather high importance in our lives, many of us find the pursuit of happiness to be frustratingly difficult. Research indicates that our happiness, like...
What are You Counting? By Dave Shearon for Positive Psychology News Daily on May 17 Positive psychology is a science, and scientists count things and measure stuff. Ed Diener recounts how his dissertation advisor steered him away from happiness as a research topic partly by saying it couldn_ã_t be...
Why do some men and women cheat on their partners while others resist the temptation? To find the answer, a growing body of research is focusing on the science of commitment. Scientists are studying everything from the biological factors that seem to influence marital stability to...
Every day the average person meets with tens if not hundreds of others; our family and friends, work colleagues and clients, or even bus drivers and coffee baristas. But do we really "meet" with them and do we really connect with them? For most of...
