Be happier, it can save your life
- Fri Oct 07 2011
- Sarah Treleaven
One of the reasons we so covet happiness is that it makes us feel great. It can be a tough feeling to nail down, and it can range from a grounded sense of gratitude to a light-headed awareness of life's many pleasures.
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How worrying kills happiness
- Fri Jul 29 2011
- Sarah Treleaven
Listen, we all worry — though relative perspective can vary from day to day. I'm not a stress case, but, like everyone, I worry about a wide range of potential outcomes.
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Does living in a city make you more stressed out?
- Fri Jun 24 2011
- Sarah Treleaven
Have you ever thought about how where you choose to live affects your happiness? Well, apparently the impact can be sizable — and city dwellers often fare the worst. A recent story by Alice Park over at Time — "Stressed in the City: How Urban Life May Change Your Brain" — explores recent research indicating that urban living leads to greater stress, more mood disorders and more psychotic illnesses. The research indicates that living in a city can actually change how your brain functions, making you more sensitive to fear and anxiety — basically, we're constantly on the lookout for threats when compared to suburban or rural dwellers.
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Are worries keeping you from being happy?
- Fri Dec 31 2010
- Sarah Treleaven
According to a recent article in the Daily Mail - How worrying... we get fretful seven times a day - people in Britain spend an average of seven times a day worrying over something for at least eight minutes per fret session, which totals almost an hour a day.
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