At The Happiness Institure we’re always encouraging people to look after their health because it’s hard to be happy if you’re sick and tired all the time. Happiness typically requires “doing” and “doing” requires energy which in short means, you’ve a far better chance of experiencing happiness if you have more energy.
With this […]

Happiness should be the rule, not the exception.
The Daily Times - Salisbury
In his classic novel, “Trinity,” author Leon Uris made a statement that really caught my attention. He wrote, “It seems that we have to have moments of turmoil to contrast with moments of peace in order to truly understand and appreciate that peace…. What […]

The Young Man’s Guide to Happiness
By BARBARA WEIL
Thursday, 27 September 2007
The Young Man’s Guide to Happiness. By: Tim Sole. Publisher: Reed. Price: $12.99.
THIS is an excellent guide, simply written and a pleasure to read.
However I have to take issue with the author over the title. The advice in The Young Man’s Guide to Happiness […]

‘Science of Happiness’ to Help Students Focus on the Positive
By Tiffany Wilson - 26 Sep 2007
The science of happiness, called positive psychology, is now a group at BYU.
One facet of positive psychology is the study of happiness and what is likely to increase it. Vaughn Worthen and Dr. Richard Isakson, clinical professors of counseling […]

What is Coaching?
Everyone is familiar with the concept of coaching in sport, and life coaching is similar in principle.
Just as Tiger Woods and other world champions like the Australian Cricket Team have coaches, so too
can you benefit from the guidance of a coach in your life. By careful questioning and the use of other
skills, a […]

He’s Happier, She’s Less So
By DAVID LEONHARDT
Published: September 26, 2007
NY Times
Last year, a team of researchers added a novel twist to something known as a time-use survey. Instead of simply asking people what they had done over the course of their day, as pollsters have been doing since the 1960s, the researchers also asked […]

As regular readers of this blog, and of our eNewsletter would know we, at The Happiness Institute believe very much (and our beliefs are supported by the growing body of happiness research) that happiness comes at least partly from doing good things to and for others.
Our friends over at Gimundo.com have, once again, brought […]

No one is perfect… that’s why pencils have erasers. – Source Unknown
No one has perfect happiness…that’s why life’s so interesting! Dr. Happy

Spend, spend, spend. It’s no way to happiness
Catherine Deveny
September 26, 2007
The Age
You’ll see them in shopping centres every weekend seeking sedation: people trying to buy their next high.
REDUCE greed. There’s your answer. Thank you and good night.
Nothing new, nothing fancy, nothing even slightly original. Here’s a tip to increase your happiness. Just stop trying to […]

Happiness makes you healthier
A recent study found that happy people may have a lower risk of disease.
Recently, researchers concluded that people with positive mental attitudes display different responses to stress. The findings correlated with similar studies saying that the same people are at a less likely to suffer from heart disease, diabetes and depression.
Andrew Steptoe, […]