According to a study focusing on 450,000 Americans and how they evaluate their happiness, a salary of $US75,000 ($82,000) a year is the magic number after which people’s day-to-day happiness no longer improves.
Self-titled designtrepreneur Joe Gebbia has a pretty simple process for finding happiness in three steps.
Got some extra cash (finally)? Consider spending it on a weekend getaway or hiking gear rather than the iPad you think you’ve wanted. It’s one of the few things researchers can agree on when it comes to money and happiness.
Christina Aguilera and Ricky Martin once claimed that nobody wants to be lonely. A BBC News report reminds us that while loneliness can be debilitating, enjoying your own company isn’t necessarily a sign of personal problems.
Technology often gets slammed for its allegedly intrusive and damaging effect on our lives, but a new study suggests what many a gadget freak already knows: owning useful technology really can make you happier.
Looking at past mistakes, it’s tempting (and helpful) to figure out what went wrong. Psychologist Ian Newby-Clark of Psychology Today writes that instead of just reflecting on what went wrong, we shouldn’t forget to focus on what went right.
We recently offered tips on finding happiness in your work as well as how to find the environment where you thrive. New reports also suggest that happiness is related to your intrinsic verses extrinsic motivations and your response mechanisms.
It’s been said that there’s no formula for happiness when it comes to our professional and personal lives. Maybe so. But according to weblog What Consumes Me, there is a Venn diagram.
In an attempt to nail down what psychological aspects factor into “the successful life,” researchers have been following 268 Harvard students from the 1940s until now, conducting extensive physical and psychological tests each year.
