August 2010

by Jim Taylor for Psychology Today I was having a conversation with a friend recently about happiness. Our conversation began with her asking me if I thought that buying a new house would make her happier (she asked this question only half facetiously). My initial reaction...

by Joe Robinson for the Huffington Post Lindsay, Snooki, Mel--we're on a first-name basis with bad behavior these days, whether we want to be or not. Don't bother looking away from that tabloid rack at the checkout counter. There is no escape. Even the president got...

Those of you who live in Sydney or Melbourne may well be familiar with the writings (in the SMH and Age) of Ross Gittins, resident economics writer who's contributed much in recent years to the discussions on the relationship between economics and positive psychology. Well, I'm very...

This week, for your reading pleasure, we bring you another guest submission from a member of our happiness community as well as a book review, from our very own Dr. Happy. We hope you enjoy today's thoughts and musings and we hope you'll continue to...

Have you ever considered borrowing happiness? Have you ever thought you could benefit from the success and joys of others? Well this article from PsychCentral has much of relevance for those of us exploring ways to create more happiness in our lives (especially those of...

What really contributes to happiness? How easily do we get used to happiness? What role does the economy and/or the media have on our happiness levels? In an interesting article, these and other questions are answered by Bridget Grenville-Cleave for Positive Psychology News Daily One...