Month: September 2016

  • The Happy Planet Index

    The Happy Planet Index

    Statistician Nic Marks asks why we measure a nation’s success by its productivity — instead of by the happiness and well-being of its people. He introduces the Happy Planet Index, which tracks national well-being against resource use (because a happy life doesn’t have to cost the earth). Which countries rank highest in the HPI? You […]

  • Helping Others Makes Us Happier At Work, Research Finds

    Helping Others Makes Us Happier At Work, Research Finds

    Here’s a good reason to help your coworkers with an upcoming project or presentation: Altruists in the office are more likely to be committed to their work and are less likely to quit their jobs, according to a new study from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. But beyond all that, researchers found perhaps the biggest benefit […]

  • Simple Tips for Sustainable Travel

    Simple Tips for Sustainable Travel

    Be kind to the Earth we’re all exploring. Being able to travel as a student is a wonderful privilege and opportunity to take advantage of; however, it can have an enormous impact on the environment and the communities you find yourself in. Some environmental negatives of traveling might be obvious, but are often overlooked if […]

  • A Guide to Developing Life’s Most Important Skill

    A Guide to Developing Life’s Most Important Skill

    “Happiness: A Guide to Developing Life’s Most Important Skill” is a book wrote by Matthieu Ricard that will help you to understand happiness as the deep sense of flourishing that arises from a healthy mind as well as a way of interpreting the world. Happiness in the West is still seen in material terms, as […]

  • What Makes You Happy?

    What Makes You Happy?

    Is it when everything is going your way? Is it when you have achieved success and been applauded for all your accomplishments? Is it when you have the perfect body? The perfect love? Is it when you have all the material things you always wished for? Is it when you finally have the approval of […]

  • Six-year-old boy’s letter offering injured Syrian child a home

    Six-year-old boy’s letter offering injured Syrian child a home

    A six-year-old boy has moved President Obama and other world leaders with his offer of a home for a Syrian child who was pictured stunned and bloodied after a bombing. Alex, from New York, wrote a letter to President Obama after seeing the shell-shocked photograph of Omran Daqneesh. Omran’s image made global headlines last month […]

  • Daniel Goleman Introduces Emotional Intelligence

    Daniel Goleman Introduces Emotional Intelligence

    Daniel Goleman, leading expert on emotional intelligence, gives a great introduction to the concept and practice. He starts by outline EI’s four domains, 1) self-awareness, 2) self-management, 3) empathy and reading others, and 4) synthesis and relationship building. After discussing the benefits of EI, Goleman remarks on the current growth of EI practice, gender disparity, […]

  • The Happiness Tipping Point

    The Happiness Tipping Point

    “I think it’s here,” Prof. Martin Seligman said as he made a blue dot only millimeters to the left of the tipping point on the diffusion of innovations graph I had sketched in my Moleskine notebook. Martin Seligman, the “father of positive psychology,” had just lectured on Well-being at Work to over 500 business professionals […]

  • Morning Yoga For A Perfect Day

    Morning Yoga For A Perfect Day

    Most of us don’t have the luxury of starting our days with the easy-going, sunrise-watching, coffee-sipping routines depicted in commercials. It’s usually more about hoping the caffeine kicks in quickly as you juggle getting yourself ready with responding to the demands of your household and buzzing phone. That’s why we recommend five minutes of yoga […]

  • Unlocking the Mysteries of Psychological Wealth

    Unlocking the Mysteries of Psychological Wealth

    “Happiness: Unlocking the Mysteries of Psychological Wealth” shares the results of three decades of research on our notions of happiness covers the most important advances in our understanding of happiness. The book offers readers unparalleled access to the world’s leading experts on happiness as it provides “real world” examples that will resonate with general readers. […]