Happynomics
You won’t find the word “happynomics” in the Oxford English Dictionary. At least, not yet.
Read the latest manifesto via the NYT.
Happiness Is Hear to Listen Marie Cooke, PhD; Steve Kelly, PhD; Mark Setton, DPhil., Anthony Arciero, PhD; Paul Desan, MD, PhD. LAUNCH OF THE LISTENERS Multiple surveys conducted in 2021-2, in both the UK and the US, have revealed that a staggering 50% of secondary school and college students are experiencing disabling depression or anxiety….
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 exist between Positive Psychology and philosophy, and especially…
I have heard a lot of questions and discussions about the one thing that leads to happiness. Everyone wants to know, “What is the one secret?” Even happiness research focuses on one skill or activity at a time, because researchers need to isolate a variable in order to find clear answers about causality. Is it…
More stunning evidence that mindfulness leads to changes in the brain: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11306250/ This study was reported in the New York Times on January 29: https://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/01/28/how-meditation-may-change-the-brain/?src=me&ref=general
FLOW is a state of total absorption in an activity where the individual is so focused that nothing else seems to matter. Time flies by and the activity becomes a joyful, even ecstatic, experience. Flow occurs most commonly when people are pursuing their passions, such as dance, music, arts and competition sports. However, students sometimes report…