The pursuit of happiness can end up leading to depression—if you're from the UK or USA
Focusing too much on the need to enjoy experiences may be contributing to depressive symptoms according to a new study.
Jan 6, 2020
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Focusing too much on the need to enjoy experiences may be contributing to depressive symptoms according to a new study.
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Why is it that some people seem to waltz through life in a bubble of happiness, when for others each day is a struggle? Should we just accept the personality we're born with? Or can we act and think ourselves to happiness?
May 17, 2012
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An Australian first study is exploring what happiness looks like through the lens of autism.
Apr 7, 2016
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According to Aristotle we need more than one good day to live a happy life. But how much time do we need in order to achieve happiness? Philosopher Hilde Vinje has been searching for the answer.
May 25, 2020
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New research suggests that overall happiness in life is more related to how much you are respected and admired by those around you, not to the status that comes from how much money you have stashed in your bank account.
Jun 20, 2012
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Time and money spent on meaningful choices is often associated with lasting positive consequences, according to a Stanford professor.
Oct 23, 2014
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New research by a University of Delaware psychological scientist and his collaborators across the globe has found a simple exercise that can undo the unconscious racial biases that young children have—biases that may begin ...
Aug 25, 2015
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There are plenty of famous artists who have produced highly creative work while they were deeply unhappy or suffering from poor mental health. In 1931, the poet T.S. Eliot wrote a letter to a friend describing his "considerable ...
Sep 5, 2019
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Whether we choose to accept or fight it, the fact is that we will all age, but will we do so successfully? Aging successfully has been linked with the "positivity effect", a biased tendency towards and preference for positive, ...
Jul 14, 2011
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Is it possible to learn to be happier? Well, it seems it is—at least according to a scientific study coordinated by the University of Trento and carried out in collaboration with Sapienza University of Rome, now published ...
Mar 22, 2021
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