via LifeHack by Robert Locke If you are more productive, can this really increase your happiness? The answer is a resounding yes from scientific studies. If you are more productive at work, and in social and personal relationships, the rewards multiply over and over. Read on...
via Business Insider by Travis Bradberry One of the biggest roadblocks to success is the fear of failure. Fear of failure is worse than failure itself because it condemns you to a life of unrealized potential. A successful response to failure is all in your approach. In a study...
You've heard of reverse psychology. And counter-intuition. What if you could use these to boost your happiness??? via Science of Us by David Marchese About 20 years ago, Randy J. Paterson, a clinical psychologist and currently the director of the Changeways Clinic in Vancouver, wasn’t having much success with...
via Chris Weller If you ask philosopher Alain de Botton, spouses should take comfort in the fact that they piss each other off every now and then. It could just be a sign that a marriage is running smoothly. In a recent op-ed for the New York Times,...
Should we seek happiness directly? Or do the right things and enjoy happiness as a byproduce or side-effect? The research is still coming in but...
via the Huffington Post by Jennifer Lachs Hands up if you like cheesy quotes! Something along the lines of “Happiness never goes out of style,” or “Don’t worry, be happy.” They sound and look great on posters, mugs and Pinterest walls, and are usually about passions,...
via PickTheBrain Picture your life like a Venn diagram. It’s comprised of three circles – the things you’re good at, the things you can get paid for, and the things you actually love doing. Now, each one of these circles overlaps so that there’s a small...
via DestroyConformity.com Just be happy. Boom, there you go, look at that. There’s the ultimate way to become happier. Anybody who doesn’t like that answer can leave this post now, because they obviously can’t handle my sarcasm, due to their sensitivity from being so unhappy… Okay okay,...
Happiness is something almost all of us dream of. We'd all like to be happier and/or achieve other dreams or goals we might have. But sometimes happiness can be elusive; and sometimes happiness can seem danm near impossible due to the gloom of depression and low moods. So...
via the Huffington Post by Amy Morin Decades of research have gone into studying how people can grow stronger by changing the ways they think, feel, and behave. But there are a lot of articles on mental strength and mental toughness that just aren’t accurate, so...