I read the other day that on average we have 60,000 thoughts a day, most of which are negative. I’m not sure how that figure of 60,000 was reached, but even if we say we have only a quarter of that number it’s still 15,000 thoughts a day, which is still a lot. And if [...]
TIPs — Tim’s Interesting Picks Each Sunday, I list some interesting things I found on the Web during the previous week: Why it’s great to be grateful: It makes us happier and healthier Does the Internet Make You Happy? Happiness is not about the toys or the tools Three Laws of Change – How to [...]
Since the beginning of this year, I’ve been trying to push my life in a certain direction. The details of that aren’t important. But I’ve expended a lot of energy trying to make something happen that just isn’t happening. Along the way, I’ve gotten some signs that the direction I was trying to go wasn’t [...]
TIPs — Tim’s Interesting Picks Each Sunday, I list some interesting things I found on the Web during the previous week: Man walks 1054 miles for Happiness Awareness Happiness is key to successful business Designing Happiness How Can One Truly Find Happiness? Experts: Finding happiness after divorce is good for your heart, soul To your [...]
A piece in the Wall Street Journal – Is Happiness Overrated? – cites a University of Wisconsin study that the “relentless pursuit of happiness may be doing us more harm than good.” The researchers say that focusing too much on feeling happy can actually reduce happiness. I can’t disagree with that. Happiness can be elusive. [...]
TIPs — Tim’s Interesting Picks Each Sunday, I list some interesting things I found on the Web during the previous week: Choosing happiness as a way of life Take a close look at your life, appreciate what you have now Catch Some Happiness! 3 Steps to Happiness and Success To your happiness!
There have been a number of articles over the last couple of days about the happiest states in the US with Hawaii coming in at number one. If you want to see the actual data, Gallup has a nice interactive view of the Gallup-Healthways data for 2010, 2009, and 2008: Gallup – State of the [...]
TIPs — Tim’s Interesting Picks Each Sunday, I list some interesting things I found on the Web during the previous week: Speaker touts importance of happiness in success 5 Ways To Practice Happiness Does Striving for Happiness Sabotage Our Chance of Having It? What Two Studies Show To your happiness!
According to a review of more than 160 studies, there is compelling evidence that happy people tend to live longer and have better health than those who aren’t happy. According to University of Illinois professor emeritus of psychology Ed Diener, the author of the review, “We reviewed eight different types of studies, and the general [...]
Job site CareerBliss.com conducted a survey and found the 10 happiest careers in America. And while money is certainly important to a career, it isn’t the deciding factor in what makes someone happy in their job. It’s more about the people they work with, and how much responsibility they have to make decisions, and so [...]
