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What are the best books about happiness?
you read Here are the things that are proven to make you happier and want more information, look no further. Five of the best sources I came across are below, with links and descriptions: Happiness: Unlocking the Mysteries of Psychological Wealth "Utilizing sophisticated methodology and three decades of research by the world's leading expert on happiness, Happiness challenges the present thinking of the causes and consequences of happiness and redefines our modern notions of happiness. Winner of the…
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8 ways that money can buy happiness:
in 25K+ subscribers. No spam, ever. Enter your email here: Another paper from Harvard happiness expert Daniel Gilbert (author of the bestseller Stumbling on Happiness) spells out 8 ways we can spend our money to increase happiness: (1) "Buy more experiences and fewer material goods." This means more amusement parks and vacations. Fewer cars and new TV's: Asked which of the two purchases made them happier, fully 57% of respondents reported that they had derived greater happiness from their experiential purchase,…
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7 Easy Happiness Boosters According to Harvard Research
ghlights from Shawn Achor's The Happiness Advantage: "Each activity listed below not only gives us a quick boost of positive emotions, improving our performance and focus in the moment; but if performed habitually over time, each has been shown to help permanently raise our happiness baseline..." 1) Meditate Via The Happiness Advantage: "Take just five minutes each day to watch your breath go in and out. While you do so, try to remain patient. If you find your mind drifting,…
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How much has the past 40 years of US economic growth affected our happiness?
bsp; It hasn't. Via Shiny Objects: Why We Spend Money We Don't Have in Search of Happiness We Can't Buy: Join 25K+ readers. Get a free weekly update via email here. Related posts: What are seven things that can make you happier in seven seconds? What do happy people have in common? 8 ways that money can buy happiness
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What can Twitter teach us about happiness?
bsp; Twitter users around the world are generally happier in the morning and get less happy as the day progresses. Weekends are happier than weekdays though the morning happiness starts later -- probably because people are sleeping in. People are happier on holidays but major negative events (like the tsunami in Japan) can cause happiness to drop globally. Via readwriteweb: In his own study, Macy analyzed words expressing mood in 500 million tweets sent between February 2008 and January 2010.…
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The most proven technique for increasing long term happiness:
in 25K+ subscribers. No spam, ever. Enter your email here: This technique has been proven again and again and again. Here it is, explained by its originator, University of Pennsylvania professor Martin Seligman. Via Flourish: A Visionary New Understanding of Happiness and Well-being: Every night for the next week, set aside ten minutes before you go to sleep. Write down three things that went well today and why they went well. You may use a journal or your computer to…
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Is underindulgence the key to happiness?
bsp; Taking in less of the things you love makes you enjoy them more. Via NYT: In a recent study conducted by our student Jordi Quoidbach, chocolate lovers ate a piece of this confection — and then pledged to abstain from chocolate for one week. Another group pledged to eat as much chocolate as they comfortably could and were even given a mammoth two-pound bag of chocolate to help them meet this “goal.” If you love chocolate, you might think…
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Things you didn’t know about happiness:
bsp; How to make yourself happier in just a few seconds Does giving really make us happier than receiving? Are women getting unhappier? Malcolm Gladwell on spaghetti sauce and happiness (Video) Harvard professor Daniel Gilbert discusses the science of happiness United States Gross National Happiness, measured via Facebook Status Updates Is happiness contagious? Happiness expert Martin Seligman on positive psychology (Video) Are the chronically ill happier if they give up hope? Can working on something frustrating make us happier? Are…
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