News tagged with happy people
Survey paints a portrait of the UK
A complex and fascinating portrait of a society suffering the effects of the deepest recession since the early 1990s and in which young people appear to have been hardest hit is revealed by new findings from the UK's largest ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Mar 07, 2012 |
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To make one happy, make one busy
In Greek mythology, the gods punished Sisyphus by condemning him to roll a rock up a steep hill for eternity. But he was probably better off than if they'd condemned him to sit and stare into space until the end of time, ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 29, 2010 |
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Binge drinking youths find getting old a drag
Young men who believe that happiness declines with age are more likely to engage in risky health behaviors such as binge drinking. Their misguided negative view of the aging process may act as a disincentive to behave 'sensibly' ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 01, 2009 |
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No pain, no gain: Mastering a skill makes us stressed in the moment, happy long term
No pain, no gain applies to happiness, too, according to new research published online this week in the Journal of Happiness Studies. People who work hard at improving a skill or ability, such as mastering a math problem or lea ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 29, 2009 |
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Married with children the key to happiness?
Having children improves married peoples' life satisfaction and the more they have, the happier they are. For unmarried individuals, raising children has little or no positive effect on their happiness. These findings by ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 27, 2009 |
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Happiness Is an iPhone App
Sonja Lyubomirsky, professor of psychology at UC Riverside and author of the book “The How of Happiness,” has teamed up with Signal Patterns, developers of psychology-based Web and mobile applications, to create the new “Live ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 14, 2009 |
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Stranger knows best: Other people know more about what will make us happy than we do
(PhysOrg.com) -- Want to know what will make you happy? Then ask a total stranger -- or so says a new study from Harvard University, which shows that another person's experience is often more informative than ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 19, 2009 |
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Overdoing it? Simple techniques can help avoid overindulgence
Some people overindulge on junk foods or needless shopping sprees when they feel depressed. Others lose control the minute they feel happy. Is there a way to avoid such extreme actions? A new study in the Journal of Consumer Re ...
Feb 23, 2009 |
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