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happiness, research
Submitted by hlesbrown on November 17, 2008 - 8:20am.
Have you ever been traveling from one city to another, and you're in the airport at the gate, waiting for your flight to load? »more»
Submitted by hlesbrown on November 14, 2008 - 1:50pm.
Never fear: this is not a political exposé. Instead, it's a reflection on a fascinating conversation that I had with Dr. Jed Diamond last night on my internet radio program. As you may know, Dr. Jed is the author of the best-selling books, Male Menopause and The Irritable Male Syndrome. What I didn't know about Dr. »more»
Submitted by hlesbrown on November 13, 2008 - 3:46pm.
One day my father, as a young man, came home from work to find the apartment cleaned out of furniture and swept clean. His wife (not my mother) was gone. Needless to say, reconciliation wasn't an option. »more»
Submitted by Wesley on October 19, 2008 - 1:16pm.
A growing number of psychologists have become interested in studying nostalgia, the human emotion that is unique to humans. Some researchers believe that nostalgia may be a powerful psychological coping strategy to protect ourselves against loneliness and social isolation. »more»
Submitted by Wesley on October 10, 2008 - 7:03am.
As the stock market endures record plummets, job losses sky rocketing, housing prices free falling and the world entering into recession, spending money on others might be the furthest thing on your find. But if you can manage to do so, it might be the surest path to a much needed happiness boost. »more»
Submitted by hlesbrown on October 6, 2008 - 8:29am.
There are (among other things) at least two features that we guys are famous for: not asking for directions, and never reading the instructions before assembling a new 'toy'. That describes me fairly well. I remember driving through the maze of streets in Salerno, Italy, trying to get to the other side of the city. Craig was insisting that I stop and ask for directions, but not I! »more»
Submitted by Wesley on August 10, 2008 - 1:47pm.
The conventional wisdom that the best way to cope after a traumatic or disturbing event is to talk about it may be wrong--at least for some people. How many times have you heard that the best course of action is to talk about it? But research is showing that there can be downsides to this approach. According to an article in the Los Angeles Times(7/28/08 print edition only): »more»
Submitted by Greg on June 24, 2008 - 11:23pm.
People have long debated whether there's something about middle age that makes it a uniquely trying time, and now a pair of researchers say they can show that around the world, happiness bottoms out in midlife. »more»
Submitted by Wesley on April 30, 2008 - 8:48am.
According to the researchers at Gallup, almost half of Americans describe themselves as "thriving" (that is few health or money worries), another 47% say they are "struggling" (mostly reporting money issues), and about 4% report themselves as "suffering" through life. The results were based on a 70 question well-being survey of more than 100,000 people. »more»
Submitted by Wesley on April 22, 2008 - 8:12pm.
UCLA researchers using brain imaging techniques have found that the parts of the brain associated with happiness are the same ones that get stimulated when subjects feel that they are being treated in a fair manner. In other words, we are hard-wired to feel happy when we perceive that we are being treated equitably. »more»
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