Emotions are a normal part of everyday life. We feel frustrated when we’re stuck in traffic. We feel sad when we miss our loved ones. We can get angry when someone lets us down or does something to hurt us. While we expect to feel these emotions regularly, some people start to experience emotions that […]
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6 Surprising Effects of Music on the Brain
The scientific low-down on why pumping the tunes really does spread good vibes Every time we listen to music, amazing neurological processes are taking place behind the scenes. Research from around the world has revealed a wide range of positive effects that music has on the brain – from increased creativity and decision making to […]
6 Scientific Facts That Link Happiness with Good Health
Need some extra motivation to get happier? Check out the ways science has proven that happiness is good for your health Over the past decade, an entire industry has sprouted up promising the secrets to happiness. There are best-selling books like The Happiness Project and The How of Happiness and happiness programs like Happify and Tal-Ben Shahar’s Wholebeing […]
The 5 Skills That Will Increase Your Happiness
Happify translates the latest cutting-edge research into fun and interactive activities and games that help you build your happiness skills and form life-changing habits. Optimism, self-confidence, gratitude, hope, compassion, purpose, empathy—these are all qualities that anyone can own. You just have to learn how. And doing so will change your life. Happify’s S.T.A.G.E. framework helps […]
EndeavorRX is the first prescription video game approved by the FDA for kids with ADHD
Game developer Akili Interactive’s EndeavorRX is the first video game to be approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as a prescriptive medicine for kids with ADHD in the United States (via The Verge). Formerly known as ProjectEVO, EndeavorRX can now be suggested to kids between the age of 8-12 years who are suffering […]
How Every Random Act of Kindness Makes the World Better
However big or small, every act of kindness can ripple through the world and cause unimaginable goodness. An act of kindness doesn’t have to be a grand gesture. Even small acts of kindness can make a big difference in someone’s day. That was certainly the case for Amie Mickey when she put up a bumper sticker […]
18 Reasons To Follow Your Dreams
At age 23, Tina Fey was working at a YMCA. At age 23, Oprah was fired from her first reporting job. At age 24, Stephen King was working as a janitor and living in a trailer. At age 27, Vincent Van Gogh failed as a missionary and decided to go to art school. At age […]
10 Unexpected Benefits of Spending Time in Nature
Whether it means sitting in your backyard garden sipping a cold iced tea or going for a thrilling white water rafting adventure, finding time to spend outdoors has lots of benefits. A little fresh air, the sun on our skin, bare feet in the sand: spending time outside can bring so many small pleasures, making […]
10 Surprising Ways Showing Gratitude Will Make Your Life Better
“Thank you” – These two simple words can go a long way. From from helping build stronger relationships to sleeping better at night, feeling thankful has many proven benefits. Gratitude isn’t about focusing on how much worse others have it. Rather it means shifting your attention the good things in your life instead of looking […]
Giving Love Is The Greatest Pleasure Of Life…
A blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet. He held up a sign which said: ‘ I am blind, please help .’ There were only a few coins in the hat. A man was walking by. He took a few coins from his pocket and dropped them […]
