Tag: Happiness

You might feel sad after looking closer at studies about happiness. That’s because an emotion that’s easy to experience is immensely difficult to measure, says Purdue University economist Timothy Bond. “Happiness research usually asks subjects to rank their happiness on a scale, sometimes with as little as three points: ‘not too happy,’ ‘pretty happy’ and

There are many benefits that come with slapping on a smile, including, but not limited to: less stress, more success and better relationships. But it seems that’s just the tip of the iceberg. According to new research out of the University of East Anglia, looking on the sunny side could help you eat healthier. For

Living in a nice suburb of a city filled with parks and churches is just as good for your happiness as a country home Naturally beautiful places are often associated with higher levels of happiness Study analysed ratings of landscape photos and people’s moods in locations   Buildings were seen positively as much as natural features

Human beings can configure their faces in thousands and thousands of ways to convey emotion, but only 35 expressions actually get the job done across cultures, a new study has found. And while our faces can convey a multitude of emotions—from anger to sadness to riotous joy—the number of ways our faces can convey different

When Google promoted a software engineer named Chade-Meng Tan to the role of “Jolly Good Fellow”, his career – and the entire culture of Silicon Valley – took a sharp turn. Meng, a cheerful employee valued for his motivational qualities, went from developing mobile search tools to spreading happiness across the organisation. Happiness became his