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!

‘행복에 관한 전문가’로서(재미로 행복에 관한 전문가를 검색해 보세요), 저는 제가 읽고 쓴 책과 기사에서 배운 내용을 요약해 달라는 요청을 종종 받습니다. 게으른 분들을 위해 요약본을 준비했습니다 🙂 대부분의 사람들은 교육과 … 더 보기 “행복 요약”

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 “”

인간이 얼마나 속기 쉬운 존재인지 흥미롭습니다. 우리는 무언가를 읽거나 다큐멘터리에서 본다면 그것을 믿을 가능성이 더 높습니다. 그리고 구글의 마법이 있습니다. 주제에 대해 충분히 글을 쓰면 실제로 얼마나 많이 알고 있는지에 … 더 보기 “행복과 기록된 말씀에 대한 믿음의 위험 :)”

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 “”