Can we train ourselves to be happy?

Posted April 24th 2012

Can we programme ourselves to be happier? Is it enough to exchange our negative thoughts for positive ones, even if it means lying to ourselves? We asked the opinion of leading happiness experts, and found some surprising results
By Flavia Mazelin Salvi

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TEST: Are you ready to be happy?

Posted April 13th 2012

Is happiness there for you to grasp with both hands? Or are you so preoccupied with everyday life that you just don’t have time to think about it? Take this test by psychoanalyst Jacques Arènes to find out

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Sally Brampton – The burden of dreams

Posted December 6th 2011, by Sally Brampton

We have so many choices these days that we feel paralysed rather than liberated

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Simplify your life

Posted October 17th 2011

Our lives are overcomplicated. So how can we simplify things? Experts, therapists and coaches give us their advice on how to lighten our lives
by Aurore Aimelet

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Why I’d rather be happy than right

Posted October 3rd 2011, by Sally Brampton

Sally Brampton on letting go of righteous indignation

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The power of positive reading

Posted September 29th 2011

Five of our favourite books with a focus on happiness

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