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  • true happiness

    I am reading (and enjoying ) a book by Susan Neiman ''Moral Clarity'' which is much more interesting than it sounds! Here is a quote about Happiness I think is worth some discussion on this site- ''Like most people you are likely to devote most of your attention to your own happiness (or lack thereof) and my perfection (or lack thereof) What if ...
    Posted to The Happiness Project by morrisroe on August 9, 2009

  • Savoring Life's Joys

    In writing about re-invention and renewal for Third Agers at http://www.happiness-after-midlife.com, I often stress the importance of living in the moment. I entirely agree that remembering past happy times is a great way to boost happiness in the present. Sonja Lyubomirsky, author of ''The How of Happiness,'' strongly advocates savoring life's ...
    Posted to The Happiness Project by Dr. Frank Bonkowski on April 25, 2009

  • Happiness Myth 5

    Ms. Rubin makes an excellent point. I write about midlife coping strategies and happiness for Third Agers at http://www.happiness-after-midlife.com. I like the distinction Jonathan Haidt makes between pleasure and gratification in hisbook, “The Happiness Hypothesis.” The first is sensory and emotional and it is rather short-lived. It is the ...
    Posted to The Happiness Project by Dr. Frank Bonkowski on March 7, 2009

  • How to respond to your happiness emergency

    Gretchen, Excellent tips! Another suggestion would be ''finding the flow.'' I like this term first developed by the psychologist Csikszentmihalyi. It refers to something you intensely enjoy doing. Sonja Lyubomirsky in ''The How of Happiness'' recommends microflow activities for transforming routine tasks into something more stimulating. An ...
    Posted to The Happiness Project by Dr. Frank Bonkowski on February 20, 2009