I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Benoit Hopquin from Le Monde last June while I was passing through Paris. He was interviewing a variety of people, Buddhist monks, … Continue reading «  »

Ever since I saw Matthieu’s great speeches on the habits of happiness, I was intrigued and interested in learning more. I recently came across an engaging article in Ode on … Continue reading «  »

Matthieu Richard makes a great presentation on the phenomenal plasticity of the brain. The deliberate actions one can take to reach a sense of well being will resonate with the … Continue reading «  »

New scientific research that shows we can alter the emotional landscape of our brains from anxiety to happiness – and from almost any state to another state – by learning … Continue reading «  »

An article on the Freakonomics blog repudiates the notion that happiness is contagious. While an increase in your friend’s happiness statistically significantly increases your happiness level, Justin Wolfers contends that … Continue reading «  »

A new study suggests that your happiness is heavily influenced by the happiness of the people around you. Read the article in the NY Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/05/health/05happy.html?_r=1&hp=&pagewanted=print

There is a great series of interviews on the topic of happiness on Ted.com. Check them out at: http://www.ted.com/index.php/themes/what_makes_us_happy.html

You have to watch this! It’s so inspiring and touching!

En tant que soi-disant « expert du bonheur » (essayez de googler expert du bonheur pour vous amuser), on me demande souvent de résumer ce que j’ai appris dans les livres et … Continuer la lecture de « Le bonheur en résumé »

The advent of positive psychology, as mentioned in my recent posts on happiness, is leading to a revolution in psychological counseling. As depression, anxiety and other ills seem to be … Continue reading «  »

Il est intéressant de constater à quel point nous sommes crédules. Si nous lisons quelque chose ou si nous le voyons dans un documentaire, nous sommes plus enclins à le … Continuer la lecture de « Le bonheur et les dangers de la croyance en l’écrit 🙂 »

I recently came across an interesting article on the science of happiness in Harvard Magazine recounting the emergence of “positive psychology” as a field of study, its findings and the … Continue reading «  »