You may well read the article about happiness and children below and if you do, please interpret carefully. Towards the end of his talk Dan Gilbert noted that "it doesn't have to be like this" meaning people can enjoy much happiness from and with their...
I'm attending the Happiness & Its Causes Conference today and tomorrow and I'm presenting a workshop on happy parenting on Saturday. This is the 3rd Happiness & Its Causes Conference and this year is as good as ever - an amazing line up of international...
Study: Smile - happiness is good for you Happiness is good for the heart - and new evidence shows that may be true in the literal sense and not just the figurative. A study in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences looked at...
As most of you probably know I'm a positive psychologist specialising in coaching and consulting with a simple goal to enhance happiness in as many individuals and organisations as possible! I know little about politics and economics. But for several years now I've been reading and...
...play is also important for us "grown ups" if we want to experience real happiness in our lives. Happiness is, in some ways, a serious business but we should always be wary of taking ourselves, and our lives, too seriously. For more happiness, and some...
At The Happiness Institute we've long argued that one of they keys to happiness is "enjoying the moment" which includes appreciation, gratitude AND having fun (or playing). The following article describes wonderfully some of the benefits of play and how it might contribute to...
This morning I made an appearance on the Today Show and was given the wonderful opportunity to talk about happiness and what people can do to enjoy more happiness. Below is a brief summary from the Today Show's website which linked back to The...
True happiness is just a fortnight away Suburban worrier: you need a sabbatical from your job and the rest of your life. But two weeks ought to do the trick. Here's how To read an interesting and at times humorous take on creating happiness, in just two...
Giving money away can buy happiness, research finds Randy Shore Vancouver Sun Money can buy happiness, according to a study by University of B.C. psychologist Elizabeth Dunn. Even spending $5 in the right way can make you happier. But people usually get it wrong when they try. Dunn had...
Please enjoy below an interesting article from Jon Gordon (www.jongordon.com). This is entirely consistent with our strategy, here at The Happiness Institute, that happy employees are the most important thing for an organisation - just as happy parents and happy teachers will generate happy...