If you need a little refresher on technique, Mary Poppins and friends have some notes We all love to laugh (er, don’t we?). But ever since Norman Cousins extolled the therapeutic benefits of Marx Brothers-induced giggles, laughter has been lauded for its healthful effects as well as its pleasurable sensations. According to the latest Fitness… Continue reading Happiness Life Strategy: Consciously look for laughs
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A creative approach to happiness
Looking for a way to boost your happiness while reducing anxiety and depression? New research from the UK’s Manchester Metropolitan University suggests artistic pursuits are a good choice. Their three year Treasury-funded project found participants ‘felt happier, empowered and more confident’ following creative endeavors such as: painting dance music story-telling So what are you waiting… Continue reading A creative approach to happiness
Happiness Life Strategy: Become ‘irresistibly attractive’
Thomas Leonard, considered by many to be the father of life coaching, coined the term ‘irresistibly attractive’ to describe the drawing of people, ideas and opportunities to you rather than the pursuit or seduction of these things by you. Here are his top 10 steps to becoming irresistibly attractive, reproduced verbatim from http://www.topten.org/public/BK/BK2.html The Top… Continue reading Happiness Life Strategy: Become ‘irresistibly attractive’
Happiness Life Strategy: Don’t be pigeon-holed by your ‘personality’
A recent article in London’s Telegraph (via SMH) quoted research that a person’s birth date can influence their personality. Now before you run screaming for astrology.com, please note that Richard Wiseman, psych professor at Hertfordshire Uni, observes in the article that these findings are ‘exactly what you would expect if it were temperature related… many… Continue reading Happiness Life Strategy: Don’t be pigeon-holed by your ‘personality’
Happiness Life Strategy: Don’t drown your sorrows – it’ll just make you sad
If you think alcohol is a good way to feel good when things go bad, think again. A recent SMH article shed light on liquor’s little secret – it can lead to depression. ‘Compared to people who drink because they’re depressed, there are more people who get depressed because they regularly drink too much’, says… Continue reading Happiness Life Strategy: Don’t drown your sorrows – it’ll just make you sad
Happiness Life Strategy: Recognize that most of your problems are first-world problems
Teenage affluenza is spreading fast This video has done the rounds, but it’s well worth revisiting, even at more than 5 minutes. If you haven’t seen it, please do – your time and attention will be rewarded. It brilliantly highlights the effect comparison has on how we see our lives. If we compare our bodies… Continue reading Happiness Life Strategy: Recognize that most of your problems are first-world problems
How to be happy – whether or not you get what you want
Dan Gilbert February 2004 This 21-minute talk by Dan Gilbert, whose book Stumbling on Happiness I recently reviewed, is worth watching or listening to. Or get the gist from my summary, below. In essence: Different outcomes aren’t so different when it comes to happiness Outcomes have less impact in both intensity and duration than you’d… Continue reading How to be happy – whether or not you get what you want
Sex + dark chocolate = a brainier you. Now that’s gotta make you happy!
Tuesday’s SMH ran a story on a new book telling us what to do, and what to avoid, to keep our brain cells firing at optimal levels. Top brain gainers include copious sex, dark chocolate and cold meats for breakfast. So start your day with a daybreak dalliance, followed by cold, leftover BBQ chicken pizza… Continue reading Sex + dark chocolate = a brainier you. Now that’s gotta make you happy!
One of the most underrated but brilliant happiness strategies evah
Last week Andrew Denton interviewed Jerry Seinfeld, who’s in Australia promoting his new movie. It was a great interview, and not just because we learned that Jerry’s kids (can I call him Jerry?) think he’s a bee, since that’s what he’s ‘been’ (hee hee) for most of their lives. Rather, the glistening highlight for me… Continue reading One of the most underrated but brilliant happiness strategies evah
Happiness Life Strategy: How to find your passion #3
When I finally got up the nerve to leave corporate life it was like finding the off-switch on a perpetually-talkback-tuned radio. Realizing I could have silenced the maddening demagogue and his band of yokels all along was a shock – I’d become so blinded by the daily scramble of desperate deadlines, so trapped into thinking… Continue reading Happiness Life Strategy: How to find your passion #3