Archive for 'Positive Psychology' Category

Finally: My formula for happiness

New research reported by behavioural economist Daniel Kahneman, shows a fascinating distinction: “money doesn’t buy you experiential happiness, but lack of money certainly buys you [the experience of] misery.”  Check out Kahneman’s TED Talk here.
Kahneman explains that the research from the USA shows people’s moment to moment feelings of happiness increase as their income increases, […]

Positivity and the Magic Ratio

We’ve got the golden mean and the 80/20 rule.  Now, thanks to Barbara Fredrickson, author of Positivity, we have the magic positivity ratio of 3:1: if you have at least three positives - thoughts, phrases or actions - for every one negative, your life will change for the better.
Medical, psychological, marriage and business research all […]