Happiness Study

An Examination of Unhappy Doctors

Richard C. Senelick, M.D. | Posted 05.30.2012

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The last few years have seen radical changes in the health care system. I suspect that many doctors report unhappiness because these changes mean that many doctors' careers do not live up to their expectations.

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Why The Meaning Of Happiness Changes As We Age

Heidi Grant Halvorson, Ph.D. | Posted 10.15.2011

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As we grow older, we find that happiness becomes more and more about fulfilling your responsibilities well and hanging on to what you've already got.

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Revealed: The Secret To Long Life And Happiness

Scott Barry Kaufman, Ph.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

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Researchers found that personality and social relations in childhood significantly predicted risk of mortality many years later. The findings were not what you may expect, though.

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What We Can Learn From Research On Forgiveness And Gratitude

Charlotte vanOyen Witvliet, Ph.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

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Understandings of happiness differ by worldview and faith traditions, cultural contexts and individual characteristics.

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I Shop Therefore I Am: Can Objects Make Us Happy?

Dylan Kendall | Posted 11.17.2011

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Objects are instrumental accessories to our lives. They help us peel our fruit, brush our teeth, run our errands and wake us up. But can they make us happy?

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Balanced Life -- Want Some Tools to Boost Happiness? Try the Happiness Project Toolbox

Gretchen Rubin | Posted 11.17.2011

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Today, instead of proposing one of my resolutions for your happiness project, I gathered six of my favorite resolutions from that section of the Toolbox:

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Happiness Is: Are Pet Owners Happier?

Kristen Houghton | Posted 11.17.2011

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According to statistics, people who have one or more pets in their homes lead happier lives, are considerably healthier, live longer and weigh less than those who don't.

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Quiz: Are YOU the Annoying One?

Gretchen Rubin | Posted 11.17.2011

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We all see the world through our own eyes, and it can be hard to recognize how our words and actions appear to other people.

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3 Tips for a Spectacular YOU, Oh Really?

Barbara Ficarra | Posted 11.17.2011

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Think about the person who attracts you and who you want to be around. It's the person that's full of life, who is happy, grateful and who can always find kind words to say and share a smile.

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Lunch Your Way To A Happier Day (VIDEO)

Everwell | Posted 11.17.2011

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Looking for a quick and easy happiness boost? Brook Bennis, M.D. recommends starting with your diet by trading lunches. Her suggestion: A tuna sandwic...

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Scientist Inspired By Dalai Lama Studies Happiness

AP | By RYAN J. FOLEY | Posted 11.17.2011

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MADISON, Wis. -- After hearing about his cutting-edge research on the brain and emotions through mutual friends, the Dalai Lama invited Richard Davids...

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The Happiness Myth

Joan Z. Shore | Posted 11.17.2011

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So women are not as happy as they used to be. That's what Betsey Stevenson and Justin Wolfers claim in their much-touted book, The Paradox of Declining Female Happiness.

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What Doctors Don't Know About Marshmallows And Happiness

Tara Stiles | Posted 11.17.2011

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How long would you last resisting the marshmallow? That is the question asked in the "kid torture" video, a recreation of the study done in the 1960s at Stanford analyzing behavior, willpower, and success.

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25 Reasons Life Sucks When You're Middle-Aged

Pamela Redmond Satran | Posted 11.17.2011

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Of course young people are happy, and old people are happy too. The unhappiest group, according to a new Gallup poll, is 45 to 64-year-olds. Why are the middle years so glum?

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Six Steps On the Easy Road to Unlimited Happiness

Todd Bottorff | Posted 11.17.2011

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The biggest impact on our happiness begins with the difference between thinking about it and doing something (which is a step that most people never take).

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Top Ten "Micro Moments" of Happiness

Maria Rodale | Posted 11.17.2011

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A new study shows that people are happier and more resilient when they enjoy micro moments of positive emotions in their lives.

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Happiness Is ... Being Old, Male and Republican?

news.yahoo.com | Robert Roy BrittEditorial DirectorLiveScience.Com | Posted 11.17.2011

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Americans grow happier as they age, surveys find. And a new Pew Research Center survey shows the tendency is holding up as the economy tanks. Happi...

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After the Crash: How to be Happy Anyway

Sarah van Gelder | Posted 11.17.2011

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We can emerge from this crisis with the sort of wealth that really matters: strong communities and relationships, healthy ecosystems, and the skills to make a living and enjoy life.

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Older, Unhappy Women As Swing Voters

Janet Ritz | Posted 05.25.2011

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Older women might end up voting against their own interests with a McCain who, at least, culturally speaks their language, as opposed to an Obama, who does not seem to be speaking to them at all.

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Where Is The Happiest Place On Earth?

CBSNews.com | Posted 11.17.2011

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Happiness is that quirky, elusive emotion that the Declaration of Independence maintains we have every right to pursue. And we do pursue it: we are su...

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