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...]
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...]
The Depression Epidemic: Stats from the CDC
Statistics from the CDC about depression..as you may have suspected we have an epidemic on our hands. If this was a physical epidemic, you can bet that it would be headline news. But many people seem to think that psychological suffering is less of a priority than physical … [Read more...]
In Memory of Lance Hickey
The team at Pursuit-of-Happiness.org is still reeling from the unexpected loss of our dear friend and colleague, Lance Hickey, who was a core contributor to this website. Lance exemplified a rare combination of intellectual brilliance and compassion. He was devoted to teaching and writing about … [Read more...]
Happynomics
You won't find the word "happynomics" in the Oxford English Dictionary. At least, not yet. Read the latest manifesto via the NYT. … [Read more...]
Mindfulness and Well-Being: New Evidence
More stunning evidence that mindfulness leads to changes in the brain: http://www.psyn-journal.com/article/S0925-4927(10)00288-X/abstract This study was reported in the New York Times on January … [Read more...]
Interview with Confucius
Blissblog: Thank you so much for agreeing to give this interview. I know you must be very busy. New sayings of yours seem to be popping up quite regularly. Confucius: (chuckles). I have nothing to do with most of that. People are making up stuff! And Chinese restaurants are only the tip of the … [Read more...]
One close friend does the trick
As we suspected, you don't need 500 friends on facebook... http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/12/20/reading-writing-rithmetic-and-relationships/?hp Happiness and Creativity History is replete with troubled geniuses. What about the happy geniuses? Perhaps they didn't smash enough … [Read more...]
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