The Happiness Course in London Over the past weeks, I’ve been running The Happiness Course in Sydenham, SE London. I always enjoy such times, but on this occasion it was a little bit special. There were twelve participants, aged from twenties to seventies, and ethnically very diverse – always a recipe for fun and fruitful […]
Medical science
If you feel stressed now, don’t worry, you’ll be much happier in your 70s!
A recent survey concluded that people in their 70s were happier than younger people. Take a look on the BBC site. There was more: married, employed and religious people seem to fare better. The gender picture is mixed: women are more anxious, but more likely to report that their lives are worthwhile. There’s also a test you […]
‘Can I become happier?’ part 3 (Genetics)
Picking up on last week’s post It’s probably worth giving some consideration to each of the three factors in determining our happiness. Today, we’ll look at genetics… Until quite recently Most psychologists believed that our predisposition towards happiness (or not) was largely genetically determined, on account of two research findings: Happiness is very stable […]
