The stories we weave about our mental processes are logically appealing but fatally flawed more often than we'd like to think.We all have intuitive theories about how our own and other people's minds work. Unfortunately psychological research demonstrates that these theories are often wrong. The gulf between how we think our minds work and how [...]» Try the latest happiness-boosting positi
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November 30, 2009
Our Minds Are Black Boxes – Even to Ourselves
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November 27, 2009
October 27, 2009
Married With Children The Key To Happiness?
Having children improves married peoples' life satisfaction and the more they have, the happier they are. For unmarried individuals, raising children has little or no positive effect on their happiness.
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October 7, 2009
How to Make People Believe in Telepathy
Have you ever been thinking about someone and then moments later they've called you? Is that random coincidence or something more?People love to believe in supernatural powers like telepathy. At least one-third of Americans report a belief in extra-sensory perception (ESP), with a further 40% refusing to rule out the possibility. Surveys in Europe reveal [...]» Try the latest happiness-boos
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September 21, 2009
How Long to Form a Habit?
Research reveals a curved relationship between practice and automaticity.Say you want to create a new habit, whether it's taking more exercise, eating more healthily or writing a blog post every day, how often does it need to be performed before it no longer requires Herculean self-control?Clearly it's going to depend on the type of [...]» Try the latest happiness-boosting positive psychol
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September 17, 2009
Work Out With Friends For A Natural High
Exercise classes or going for a run with a friend will make you feel better than working out alone, according to new research published in the Royal Society journal Biology Letters. When we exercise, happiness' hormones called endorphins are released by the body giving us a natural high', a feeling of elation.
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August 17, 2009
Brainstorming Reloaded
· Why brainstorming is ineffective and how to fix it.Brainstorming was once thought a fantastic way for groups to generate new ideas. Although not as fashionable as it once was, brainstorming is still frequently used in business and, often inadvertently, for all sorts of personal decisions; people happily brainstorm for holiday destinations, restaurants and [...]» Try the latest happiness-
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August 10, 2009
Father-son Team Says Positive Gains Can Be Made In ‘Psychological Wealth’
A focus on psychological wealth rather than financial wealth can help people get through today's tough times, according to two of the world's leading psychological experts on happiness. More money makes people feel better about their lives, but it won't necessarily improve their quality of life, they say.
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Positive Gains Can Be Made In ‘Psychological Wealth’ According To Father-Son Team
A focus on psychological wealth rather than financial wealth can help people get through today's tough times, according to two of the world's leading psychological experts on happiness. More money makes people feel better about their lives, but it won't necessarily improve their quality of life, they said.
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July 31, 2009
Maybe having kids is a good idea after all
Who'd ever have thought it could be so difficult to measure happiness? Most large-scale studies rely on so-called "global measures". People are asked to rate how satisfied they are with their life, or something similar. The problems here are obvious: people's answers are likely to be swayed by their current mood, and we probably all interpret labels like "satisfied" in our own way. So along came
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