Americans are lonelier than ever.
Research conducted by sociologists at Duke and the University of Arizona found that we have fewer friends and confidants than ever before. Loneliness is a real problem because it’s a breeding ground for unhappiness and despair. Research has consistently shown that people with strong friendships lead happier […]
Your entire life, you’ve heard various reasons why watching too much television is bad for you, and I’m about to give you one more: watching too much TV affects your happiness.
Television commercials – and often the programs themselves – purposefully make you feel unsatisfied in order to trigger your buying impulse.
After […]
I give a lot of advice on this site. Today, I am going to ask you for something in return: your opinion. I issue a challenge to every single subscriber and reader to come out of the woodwork and leave a comment telling me what I can do to make this Web Site […]
According to a study conducted by The Conference Board in 2005, Americans are increasingly unhappy with their jobs:
–Only 14% claim to be “very satisfied.”
–50% say they’re dissatisfied.
–25% say they’re “just showing up for the paycheck.”
In the interest of investigating why so many of us dislike our jobs, I offer you these […]
Okay, I’ve got today’s watercooler topic for you: Should schools teach happiness? Here’s a video for you to to review and weigh in on:
The video is a short review of a happiness program at a German high school, designed to teach young people how to be happier. Critics argue it’s a […]
Surprise: self-esteem matters.
Lately, I’ve been hearing from a lot of people who flat-out deny that self-esteem matters. They shout that success is related to performance, not self-esteem.
They’re right about the relationship between success and performance, of course, but they’re missing the point. And the point is this:
People with high self-esteem […]
There are two kinds of happiness:
–First, there’s the feeling of happiness, which we might describe by saying, “I am in a happy mood.”
–Second, there’s the level of satisfaction we feel toward the way our lives are going, which we might describe by saying, “I am a happy person. ”
Yes, the two types of […]
Have you ever thought about taking a chance? Risking failure?
Maybe right now you’re thinking about starting a business, running a marathon, learning a new skill, or going back to school. Maybe you’re thinking about doing something simple, like asking your boss for a raise, or something complex, like trying to convince your board […]
Is there a particular type of rude behavior that grates on your nerves?
I personally can’t stand it when people talk in the movie theater. And yet, even as I sit there in the dark, popcorn in hand, listening to the cattle-like droning of the couple two isles back, it occurs to me […]
This post is for anyone who’s ever felt trapped.
Workers trapped in dead-end jobs
Spouses trapped in unfulfilling marriages
Depressives trapped in despair
Addicts trapped in a helpless cycle of substance abuse, cigarette smoking, or binge eating
Lonely people trapped in emotional isolation
Poor people shackled by poverty
Anyone old enough to read this article has […]
