Author: Dr Happy

via Psychology Today by Joe Pierre "I believe the common denominator of the universe is not harmony, but chaos, hostility, and murder." —Werner Herzog, Grizzly Man (2005) In psychiatry and psychology, the ability to distinguish reality from fantasy—known as “reality testing”—has been traditionally considered a prerequisite for mental health. Conversely, its impairment is...

15 November, 2018

via Inc.com by Jeff Haden Some of my most popular articles involve ways to be happier. Like the habits of remarkably happy people. And what happy people do more often. And things you should stop doing so you can be happier at work.. And the simple daily habits of exceptionally happy people. Reducing stress...

14 November, 2018

Happiness often involves balancing a number of sometimes competing strategies. For example, happiness partly involves changing what can be changed; but also accepting what can't be changed. Happiness is about being the real YOU; but also making changes to aspects of you that can be improved. Changing who...

14 November, 2018

Happiness is about accepting what is. But happiness is also about changing and improving what's amenable to change and improvement. So many don't enjoy as much happiness (or health or wellbeing) as they could because they procrastinate; they wait for others; they wait for the perfect time...

12 November, 2018

via Coach.Nine.com.au by Kimberley Gillan (and with quotes from me!)  Why wait until a holiday to slow down and switch off? Experts say that if we can bring some of those vacation vibes into our every day life, we'd all be much better off. Holidays are fantastic...

11 November, 2018

via the Ladders by Zat Rana Not many people looked to Arthur Schopenhauer in his lifetime, but his thinking about human nature has deeply influenced a long list of subsequent writers and philosophers. He was one of the first major Western thinkers to incorporate aspects of Eastern...

09 November, 2018

Happiness is living the life we want to live. Not doing so, and having regrets, is the antithesis of happiness. So many of us miss out on so much potential happiness by not living the way we want to or could. But it doesn't have to be this...

09 November, 2018