I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Benoit Hopquin from Le Monde last June while I was … Continue reading “Fun interview in Le Monde”

Ever since I saw Matthieu’s great speeches on the habits of happiness, I was intrigued and interested in … Continue reading “Matthieu Ricard: The World’s Happiest Man”

Matthieu Richard makes a great presentation on the phenomenal plasticity of the brain. The deliberate actions one can … Continue reading “Matthieu Ricard on the Habits of Happiness”

New scientific research that shows we can alter the emotional landscape of our brains from anxiety to happiness … Continue reading “Happiness is a skill!”

An article on the Freakonomics blog repudiates the notion that happiness is contagious. While an increase in your … Continue reading “Happiness is not contagious after all :)”

A new study suggests that your happiness is heavily influenced by the happiness of the people around you. … Continue reading “Happiness is contagious!”

There is a great series of interviews on the topic of happiness on Ted.com. Check them out at: … Continue reading “What Makes Us Happy?”

You have to watch this! It’s so inspiring and touching!

As a supposed “expert on happiness” (try googling expert on happiness for fun), I am often asked to … Continue reading “Happiness Summarized”

The advent of positive psychology, as mentioned in my recent posts on happiness, is leading to a revolution … Continue reading “Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Positive Psychology in Action”

It’s interesting how gullible we humans are. If we read something or watch it in a documentary, we … Continue reading “Happiness and the dangers of belief in the written word :)”

I recently came across an interesting article on the science of happiness in Harvard Magazine recounting the emergence … Continue reading “The Science of Happiness”