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10 Ways to Make Yourself Happier in 30 Seconds or Less. How you should design your home to maximize happiness. Dan Buettner is a National Geographic Explorer and the author of "The Blue Zones of Happiness: Lessons from the World’s Happiest People.

How you should design your home to maximize happiness

" Here, he shares his insights on how to design your own home, so you can feel more overall happiness. Dan Buettner: My name is Dan Buettner. I'm a National Geographic Explorer and the author of "Blue Zones of Happiness: Lessons From the World's Happiest People. " If you move from an unhappy place to a happy place, that's probably the most powerful thing you can do over time to favor your happiness. ‘Happiness Is Incomplete’: A Refugee Couple’s Scattered Lives. In 2001, Hazim, 65, a former English teacher, left his native Iraq for Jordan.

‘Happiness Is Incomplete’: A Refugee Couple’s Scattered Lives

His wife, Entidhar, 61, followed about three years later. Entidhar, as a former school principal in Iraq, was a government employee, which required her to be a member of the Baath Party. Don’t worry, be happy. 10 science-proven ways that will keep stress out of your life. The purpose of life, for most, is the pursuit of happiness or doing what gives us a sense of satisfaction.

Don’t worry, be happy. 10 science-proven ways that will keep stress out of your life

But urban lifestyles and workplace pressures may make it hard to look at life with a bird’s eye view or keep track of what you originally set out to achieve. If you’re finding yourself more and more stressed, try these simple, inexpensive and science-supported ways of being happier: Studies have pointed out how people who live in greener places are happier and live longer. A recent study by Canadian researchers found that when people just took out a few minutes a day to notice and mull on nature around them – whether a flower, a bird, a tree, the blue sky -- it increased their happiness and sense of well-being. 7 Habits of Incredibly Happy People.

While happiness is defined by the individual, I’ve always felt it foolish to declare that nothing can be learned from observing the happiness of others.

7 Habits of Incredibly Happy People

In our day-to-day lives it is easy to miss the forest for the trees and look over some of the smaller, simpler things that can disproportionally affect our happiness levels. Luckily, we can go off more than just our intuition; there are lots of studies that aim for finding the right behavior that leads to a happier life. Below, we take a look at some of the more actionable advice. 1. Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth and Happiness - Cass R Sunstein, Richard H Thaler. Happiness: 2nd Global Conference. Connect Photodream Art Happiness 2nd Global Meeting: The Happiness Project Call for Presentations Monday 14th March –Wednesday 16th March 2016Budapest, Hungary.

Happiness: 2nd Global Conference

Why inspirational quotes can do more harm than good. The following article is written by happiness expert and psychologist Dr Melissa Weinberg from Deakin University’s School of Psychology.

Why inspirational quotes can do more harm than good

It seems everyone is hating on celebrity chef Pete Evans lately for dishing out misinformed, and potentially harmful dietary advice. Vulnerable people can be easily fooled by his charm and confidence, and by the apparent simplicity of the messages he promotes. Well, it’s not fair that he cops all the flack. Using the new Positive Psychology.