MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'happier'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:59:32 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2073999&cid=t_148650_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F12%2F31%2Fcollectively-are-we-still-happy-in-a-depression%2F Sonja Lyubomirsky thinks so. Or at least that seems to be her argument in a recent op-ed in the New York Times, where she suggests that people (What people? Most people? Her friends? She doesn’t say…) aren’t panicking due to the depression/recession that we’re in. That most people aren’t really that unhappy in these difficult economic times. Of course, I have to raise an eyebrow whenever a commentator makes a claim such as this which goes against conventional wisdom and is supported by zero evidence. Instead, she cites research into our individual happiness, which says nothing about society’s collective happiness in tough economic times such as these: Research in psychology and economics suggests that when only your salary is cut, or when only you... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2073999 Wed, 31 Dec 2008 10:09:15 +0100 2073999 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1939023&cid=t_148650_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F11%2F06%2Fcan-doctors-be-happy-part-2%2F Pages: 1 2 Next »     Single Page In Part 1, Can Doctors be Happy?, I discussed the various challenges facing doctors nowadays, and explored some of the possible reasons for physicians’ unhappiness in life. In this article, we’ll discuss three specific skills to practice to raise your happiness level: reducing unnecessary misery by learning mindfulness, experiencing more joy, and finding greater life satisfaction through strategic goal setting. Learn to be More Mindful Much unnecessary misery comes from mindlessness: the frantic, hypervigilant frame of mind that has us always rushing to cross to-dos off our lists, in a hurry, not listening, not concentrating, distracted, not fully present. Greater mindfulness will reduce that misery. There are two comp... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1939023 Thu, 06 Nov 2008 14:23:42 +0100 1939023 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1939024&cid=t_148650_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F11%2F05%2Fcan-doctors-be-happy-part-1%2F Pages: 1 2 Next »     Single Page I don’t think I know any doctors who are happy in their work. Time magazine tells us that 44 percent of physicians say they are “very happy,” a significant difference from the 67 percent of clergy who say they are happy. Doctors are right down there with lawyers, accountants, and dentists. But I have a hard time believing that 44 percent anyway. I’m a psychologist, and I know a lot of doctors, many of whom are making plans to leave the profession ASAP. Some of this is a reflection of world-wide trends. Though physicians generally make a decent income, in the last few years there’s been an increasing recognition — and good research evidence — that advances in personal prosperity may actually lead to unhappiness... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1939024 Wed, 05 Nov 2008 13:13:48 +0100 1939024 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1087897&cid=t_148650_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2F198911081%2F Great news: I have been invited to be one of the bloggers at that fun news and blogging experiment called The Huffington Post. I appreciate very much the opportunity to engage a broader community around the latest research on brain fitness and the brain fitness market, and around how to "exercise our brains" for happiness, health, lifelong learning and peak performance. You can take a look at the first post: How "Saying Thanks" Will Make You Happier. SharpBrains.com/blog will keep being our main blog. Thank you for all your support! blog, Brain Fitness, happier, happiness, health, Huffington Post, Lifelong learning, living, peak performance addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sharpbrains.com%2Fblog%2F2007%2F12%2F11%2Fblogging-at-the-huffington-post%2F'; addthis_title =... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1087897 Wed, 12 Dec 2007 00:17:07 +0100 1087897 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=903432&cid=t_148650_136_f&fid=35299&url=http%3A%2F%2F500miles2nowhere.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F09%2Fhappy.html I've been following along this week with LifeTwo's week long series on "How to be Happier" which focuses on the work of Dr. Tal Ben-Shahar and his book "Happier."Today has brought forth all sorts of interesting reads... First we learn the four archetypes of happiness and their descriptions. These days I'm afraid I fall more into the Hedonist type than any of the others, while HalfBrainBoy spends more time following the Rat Racer type (except on the weekends...;)) And of course, the Happiness archetype is the preferred type to be following. I could go into the descriptions and explanations, but why bother when you can head on over to the link and read all about it yourself? Besides, there are several posts which come prior to today's that you should read first if you are interested in this... Keri - Still Running/Walking for a Reason! blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=903432 Tue, 25 Sep 2007 17:54:00 +0100 903432