May 12, 2014 | Kira M. Newman for the National Edition When I picked up Shawn Achor’s book Before Happiness, I thought I was reading a book about positivity. It turns out, it’s also a book about success – and I shouldn’t have been surprised. Achor’s famous TED talk explains why our ideas about work…
Mary Anne Thomas | April 9, 2014 If you knew for certain that a simple exercise would bring you better health, would you do it? Probably not. In The Happiness Advantage, author Shawn Achor recounts a conversation he had with a leading CEO. Achor demonstrated with overwhelming research that writing down three good things a…
Tom Black | April 6, 2014 For 30 years, I have been saying “Embrace Change.” Our hope for the future is based on “change.” In every change we face, there is a seed for greater growth. Charles Darwin said in “The Origin of the Species”: “It is not the strongest of the species that survive,…
AFP | 2014-3-28 A survey has revealed that travelers who plan ahead, make a local connection and venture to countries abroad are more likely to return from a happy vacation. That’s according to the 414 travelers surveyed in a new poll conducted by “happiness expert” Shawn Achor, author of The Happiness Advantage and travel agency…
TRAVEL | March 22, 2014 | AFP-Relaxnews Want a stress-free vacation? Plan at least one month ahead, suggest the results of a new poll. A new survey has revealed that travellers who plan ahead, make a local connection and venture to countries abroad are more likely to return from a happy vacation. That’s according to the…
Happy Trails | Arnie Weissmann | March 24, 2014 A study from the Netherlands released four years ago suggested that the return on investment for a vacation is extremely short-lived. Among the Dutch who participated, the greatest happiness a traveler experienced was associated with the planning and anticipation of a trip. Happiness during a trip…
By BPT | March 18, 2014 Do vacations make you more happy or less happy? The answer, according to new research: It depends. In theory, vacations should equal happiness. After all, taking time off work and time away allows us the opportunity to share experiences and memories with our families and friends. It gives us…
Susie Moore | March 12, 2014 We all know this to be true, whether or not we are conscious of it. In the longer term, likeable people win out over all others. It does not matter how smart, experienced, educated or hard working you are. Likeable people are more fun to work with, inspire loyalty…
Jena Pincott | Oprah.Com They’re Always In Countdown Time The best part about vacation may be…the anticipation. Research finds that the weeks leading up to a break yield even more bliss than the afterglow of one. This may explain why your happiest colleagues plan miniholidays every three to four months (instead of, say, one long vacation in…
Tiffany Sun – Happify | January 7, 2014 Everyone dreads Monday mornings, but researchers say that the most stressful day of the week for many office workers is actually Tuesday. More precisely, Tuesday at 10 AM—just when assignments and projects are picking up steam, deadlines are looming, and you really have to get down to business…
