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Most parents will tell you they just want their kids to grow up to be happy (even if they're nudging them toward the Ivy League). But how does an adult achieve a high level of contentment while living a frenetic and distraction-packed life? The two...

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Battling Christmas crowds and queues at the local shopping centre puts shoppers under significant levels of stress and tends not to be associated with happines, a new study has found. Read more about Christmas shopping, stress (that's un-happiness) and more...

ScienceDaily (Dec. 9, 2009) _ã” Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, are challenging long-held beliefs that human beings are wired to be selfish. In a wide range of studies, social scientists are amassing a growing body of evidence to show we are evolving to...

I argued in my last post that the secret of happiness is what we contribute to others rather than what we get for ourselves. Strangely when one compares happiness among countries, a different picture emerges. Creature comforts - what we get for ourselves - are...

Which would make you happier: winning the lottery, or losing the ability to walk? It may seem like a no-brainer, but Daniel Gilbert, a psychology professor at Harvard University, says the answer may surprise you. Research shows that one year later, paraplegics are just about...

Check out this clip in which I talk to Scott Pape, The Barefoot Investor, about happiness and money on CNBC. To see the clip, click here, and if you don't want to watch the whole episode just fast forward to the 10 minute mark. ...

No one can truly know what goes on inside a marriage except the two people involved, but researchers are getting increasingly good glimpses at what makes couples tick, how relationships are stressed and what factors can keep the spark alive. The goal: To find out what...