December 2013

by Diana Reid from LifeHack Have you taken your focus off what really matters in life? It’s not all about material wealth or the guy, the girl, the house and the car. Rather, it’s about you, and once you begin to focus on what truly matters,...

With many people starting to contemplate New Year's Resolutions I thought this article, with 20 great tips for maximising and maintaining motivation, might be of interest...

by Marelisa from DaringToLiveFully  Did you know that studies show that practicing gratitude can increase your happiness levels by about 25 percent? This fact was reported by Robert Emmons, PhD–one of the world’s foremost experts on gratitude– in his book, “Thanks! How the New Science of...

by Scott Christ from LifeHack Everyone strives to be happier, but the truth is some people are more successful than others at attaining happiness. Why? Most people think they know what they need to be happy. But the science of happiness reveals some surprising truths. Find...

As regular readers of this happiness blog would well be aware, real and meaningful happiness depends (at least in part) on good quality reltionships.  As Chris Peterson, one of the grandfathers of positive psyhcology once said...

This article is quite a bit longer than the ones I usually share but it's such an interesting and comprehensive overview of much of the work in this area that I thought many of you would still enjoy reading it. So set aside some time...