I wish The Happiness Institute website was included in this list but unfortunately we’re not!
It is, nevertheless, an interesting collection of websites which according to Gretchen Rubin will help boost your happiness.
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I have, over the years, referred on occasions to Lou Tice’s wise writings even though much of what he writes about is only indirectly related to happiness. Well, his latest words are directly related to happiness and are, as usual, spot on. Read and enjoy…
Winner’s Circle with Lou Tice - 1/30/08 - “Creating […]

They say you can’t be too rich or too thin, but what about too happy?
People who say they are perfectly happy don’t do as well in terms of income, education and civic involvement as their peers who aren’t quite as blissful, according to a new study.
That’s good news, researchers say – the pursuit of happiness […]

Google has once again topped the list in Fortune Magazine’s “Best Companies to Work For”.
In an interview with Google’s founders, Larry Page and Eric Schmidt, the journalist asked whether it was possible to “treat employees too well”. In response, Page effectively said “no”, noting that “happy people are more productive”.
It’s […]

Happiness is being young or old, but middle age is misery
Alok Jha
Science correspondent The Guardian
Tuesday January 29 2008
People are most likely to become depressed in middle age, according to a worldwide study of happiness. The team of economists leading the work found that we are happiest towards the beginning and end of our lives, […]

Although we’re all different and although happiness (especially at work) means different things to every individual there are some common factors that appear to increase happiness in most of us within a workplace context.
The following article is, generally, consistent with our approach at The Happiness Institute, especially much of what we present in […]

Two new, very different, happiness books have been receiving much attention recently.
To read about Eric Weiner’s “The Geography of Bliss” - click here
To read about Sonja Lyubomirsky’s “The How Of Happiness - click here

Just a week or so ago I read an interesting article, aimed at small business owners, which touched on “to do” lists and how long and cumbersome they sometimes become.
Well, it inspired me to provide this - the happiness “to do” list with only two things to do!
1. First - think of one thing […]

Many people experience a mild mood slump in mid-January - and perhaps with good reason: The holidays are over, New Year’s resolutions have tapered out, the winter chill is upon us, and down-time is nowhere in sight.
In our endless pursuit of happiness, we may even begrudge those who defy this logic of general grumpiness. […]

I’m clearly not the only one that believes that happiness at work is important and that if people are happy at work they’ll perform better.
This story suggests at least one CEO also believes in the importance of employee happiness.
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