We are planning to offer an online course on the "Psychology and Philosophy of Happiness" in July/August 2012. If you are interested in registering please fill in the questionnaire on the course page. …Read More »
Objective Happiness Quiz
Actually, this is a quiz about a quiz. Thousands of people have taken the Objective Happiness Quiz, which asks respondents about various aspects of their lifestyle, and projects how happy they are (not taking into account genetic factors) based on the results. It's meant to be educational, as after …Read More »
“Happiness is Like Jam” (Warning: Silly Animation)
~Happiness is like jam. You can't spread it around without getting some on yourself~ Anonymous …Read More »
Happiness Flow Diagram Speaks a Thousand (Funny) Words
This flow diagram "Are You Happy" went viral recently. Author unknown. Lao Tzu? Humor and philosophy is a wonderful combination. …Read More »
Does Technology affect Happiness?
A revealing study on this topic came out recently on the NYT. This is something I have been wondering about for years. Why are rates of depression soaring among young people? Face to face human communication, as opposed to communication with pixels (not communication with pixies, you could get in …Read More »
Measuring Happiness: The Top Questionnaires
Measuring happiness is at least as difficult as catching rare and elusive butterflies. What kind of net should we use? We include a list of some of the most well known measures such as the Oxford Happiness Inventory (Argyle and Hill), the Subjective Happiness Scale (Lyubomirsky & Lepper), …Read More »
Pursuit of Happiness Project takes off in China
With three days of presentations and intensive discussions, attended by an excited crowd of 500 educators, the Pursuit of Happiness Project took off in China on Dec 5-8. Thanks to the invitation of Dr. Xie Chunfeng, the Director of the Research Center for Moral Education at the Beijing Academy …Read More »
How do you measure happiness?
The UK is getting serious about measuring national well-being. The question is, how is the Office for National Statistics measuring it? And what will they do about it once they find out? The Guardian newspaper reports on the progress. Read more. …Read More »
Interview with Dr. Schadenfreude
Blissblogs: Thank you for coming today, especially as your thoughts on psychology are in great demand around the world. You mentioned that you had a few questions? Dr. Schadenfreude: Yes, as a matter of fact I have many. To begin with, why are you people wasting time trying to spread information …Read More »
Teaching Happiness: The Science, the Philosophy, and the Hype
9/23/2011: Debra Park and Mark Setton jointly presented at the Atlantic Coast Teaching of Psychology conference in Long Branch, NJ, on the topic "Teaching Happiness: The Science, the Philosophy, and the Hype." The "take home" message of the presentation was as follows: • 1. Some remarkable links …Read More »