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The Secret To Memorable Vacations: Keep ‘Em Short And End ‘Em Sweet
TIME: In an earlier post we described research showing that people get more long-lasting satisfaction from money spent on experiences than money spent on material goods. If you read that post and took it to
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Why ‘experience’ shoppers are happier
Minneapolis Post: Next time you pull out your wallet to hand over some of your hard-earned money, you’d be wise to spend it on experiences rather than possessions. For as research on happiness and spending
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We Feel Hurt Even When Strangers Ignore Us, Study Shows
Huffington Post: No one likes feeling left out, and a new study shows that even being ignored by a stranger hurts. The study, published in the journal Psychological Science, is based on the idea that
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Bad bosses: The Psycho-path to Success?
CNN: Think you suffer from a “psycho” boss? A small but growing body of global research suggests you might be right. Call it the “Psycho-path to Success.” Psychopaths — narcissists guided without conscience, who mimic
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Does Technology Affect Happiness?
The New York Times: As young people spend more time on computers, smartphones and other devices, researchers are asking how all that screen time and multitasking affects children’s and teenagers’ ability to focus and learn
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Why Religion Makes Only Some of Us Happy
msnbc.com: Religious people tend to feel better about themselves and their lives, but a new study finds that this benefit may only hold in places where everyone else is religious, too. According to the new
