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June 9, 2009

The Happy News

News Science — Tags: , ravi @ 4:31 am

We’ll periodically be linking to articles from HappyNews.com.  Their Credo:

We believe virtue, goodwill and heroism are hot news. That’s why we bring you up-to-the-minute news, geared to lift spirits and inspire lives. Add in a diverse team of Citizen Journalists reporting positive stories from around the world, and you’ve got one happy place for news.

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June 7, 2009

Greater Good Blog: Ten Ways to Say “Thanks” While Driving

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From the Greater Good Blog:
Have you ever found yourself behind the wheel, trying to express gratitude to another driver, but you didn’t know how? Say you’re in your car, windows up, driving down the road, speed untold, and someone lets you change lanes, or gives you the go-ahead at a stop sign. You want to scream “Thank you!” at the top of your lungs, but you realize that probably won’t do the trick. Thankfully, William Safire of The New York Times has compiled some alternatives. Here are ten signs full of gratitude.
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June 4, 2009

Awareness that things will end may make you take advantage of opportunities and become happier.

In a recent study, students who were randomly assigned to be reminded how little time they had left in the college careers reported partaking in more activities and being happier.  Would this apply in all situations or just to the iminent conclusion of college? From a Psychology Today article on savoring:
All good things must come to an end, and dwelling on that fact will just spoil the fun, right? Wrong. Research published in Psychological Science reveals that you savor a temporary experience more when you remind yourself of its imminent conclusion.
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April 15, 2009

Curiosity and Happiness: An Interview with Todd Kashdan

News Science — Tags: , newsbot @ 7:00 am
This is an interview with Todd Kashdan, who recently wrote a book on the relationship between Curiosity and Well-being (happiness).
Kashdan-> I have always been an anxiety researcher, especially social anxiety - people that have profound levels of shyness and fear about being evaluated. Then I started seeing people who had energizing and profoundly meaningful social interactions. I started asking them about their motivations and feelings in the midst of social interaction. What kept arising was “I felt interested” or “I was curious.” I realized that curiosity is the counter-motivation to anxiety.
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March 22, 2009

Psychology Today: Are You Happy Today?

Newsnewsbot @ 7:44 pm
Click on the below link for quotes from a recent psychology today blog post where they asked average people, "What gives you joy?"
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Psychology Today: Four Paths to a Happier You - Strengths, Gratitude…

News Science — Tags: , newsbot @ 7:44 pm
This isn't new research, but it's never a bad thing to be reminded to work on your strengths as much as your weaknesses and to consciously be grateful in life as this Psychology Today Post reminds us.
Know your strengths, count your blessings.
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January 6, 2009

Psychology Today: Down and Out in Suburbia

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A study which suggests a link between suburban isolation and depression was recently reported on by Psychology Today:
Suburban kids are more likely to drink and use drugs according to a study in Current Directions in Psychological Science. The study suggested a simple antidote: family dinner. Kids who usually eat with at least one parent have better grades and fewer emotional problems than kids who dine on their own.
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December 24, 2008

Psychology Today: Women are happier giving and men are happier receiving

Just in time for christmas is this article detailing a Finnish study which found that women are healthier when they give and men are happier when they receive.
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December 8, 2008

Psychology Today: Desmond Tutu on Compassion

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Psychology Today contains this interesting story from Desmond Tutu along with this quote on what happiness is to him....
All human beings are fundamentally good. That is why you and I thrill not in the presence of the highly aggressive or the rich or the macho but in the presence of Mother Teresa, someone so small you could put her in your back pocket and forget about her.
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December 7, 2008

BBC: Lessons in being happy proposed

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England's primary schools should teach how to lead happy lives and focus on six themed areas of learning, a major review says.
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Psychology Today: Are You Happy Today?
Psychology Today: Desmond Tutu on Compassion
Powys: Peace, trust, and friendliness make us the happiest place in the UK.
Robert Grady: Having a big family is happiness
Canal Club Menu: Happiness is… sushi on patios.
Jay Hendrickson: Don’t give up on life
The Buddha: Being happy the Buddhist way
Centenarian: Still rockin’ the house with happiness!
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