I'm pretty sure you've heard of "fake news". Well, what about "fake happiness"? If we're honest, we all fake happiness sometimes; we put on a brave face and smile even though we don't feel that great. And that's OK. Sometimes. But it's not necessarily healthy...
For many, many years now I've been saying that ...
For several decades now, I've been saying that "achieving happiness requires little more than practising a few simple disciplines, each and every day." In the last few years I've written a whole series of audiobooks / podcasts based on the notion of happiness habits (HERE)....
One of, if not THE greatest contributor to happiness and wellbeing is connectedness. Good quality relationships promote positive emotions, like happiness, and also protect against negative emotions, building resilience. The flip side of this is that loneliness is one of the greatest causes of unhappiness....
It's often said that we need the dark to appreciate the light. That without misery we could not enjoy happiness. There's the notion of yin and yang but is this really true when it comes to our emotions? Check out this Psychology Today article by...
I know I'm bias but ...
There's no doubt happiness is very much dependent on how we see the world. That doesn't mean it's all made up in our minds, but that there are always opportunities to focus on what's going well OR what's not going well, on problems OR on...
Getting through a long day or work isn't always easy. But you don't need to do it all in one go; you can take breaks and do other things to feel better and ultimately, to be more productive. Happiness at work is essential and just...
In giving we receive. The best way to become happier is to make others happier. Real happiness isn't about being selfish, but about giving ...
It's easy to like comfort. And comfort can be easy ...
