Does wealth bring happiness? A Princeton study 2010 suggested that happiness increases up to an annual income of $75,000. After that, there are no significant gains in happiness. A 2012 Marist poll put the figure even lower at $50,000. Both those studies were in the US. A Skandia study in 2012 put the global average […]
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Here are 5 ways to effect lasting positive change in your life, outlined by Harvard professor Shawn Achor, author of the bestselling book The Happiness Advantage. He outlines them only briefly in his hilarious TED talk and I had to read the research myself to get the specifics. Here’s exactly what you can do to […]
Gallup estimated that unhappy employees cost the US $350 billion a year. It may be costing you individually too. So increasing employee happiness boosts productivity in the workplace. It is in the interest of both employers and employees to have happy workers.
Meditation is a well known secret of happy people. Even a one minute meditation can start training your brain to be happy. Serious meditation can make you the happiest man in the world. 1. Sit comfortably You don’t have to be in the traditional lotus position or have a meditation cushion or light a candle. […]
Matthieu Ricard is the happiest man in the world, according to science. And this is official, according to a 2007 study by Richard Davidson of the University of Wisconsin. Davidson said that Ricard’s brain produced gamma waves at levels that were “off the charts”. His secret? Meditation. “Meditating is like lifting weights or exercising for […]
I wrote this post when I was turning 40. 40 used to be officially middle age, but I hear it’s now considered old. So here we are, lessons life taught an old person. Lessons life taught me about relationships 1. Hang on to real friends. They’re the ones who are there for you no matter […]
A reader asked a very thoughtful question: What exactly is forgiveness? I’ll let you hear it in his own words: A requirement of forgiveness is that the offender must ASK for forgiveness in some way or other first. Forgiveness just doesn’t work without that initiator. It’s the reason why so many people wander around after […]
Most of us don’t like dealing with emotions. Some suppress them until they build up into resentments. Others brush them aside and get on with the motions of living. But this denies the most human part of ourselves. How do we deal with emotions effectively?
The beginning of a new year is a good time to start afresh. Yet the enthusiasm that accompanies new year resolutions fades quickly. Gym memberships, for instance, spike in January. But by February or March, more that 50% of members stop showing up. Why is this so? One problem is that we try to cram […]
Do wine and happiness go together? We tend to associate drinking with depression and addiction. Yet in moderation, wine can be part of a happy life. You just need to when to drink it. And more importantly, when not to. Here’s an added bonus for wine drinkers. You can save a lot of money once […]