The Saturday Evening Post

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As we age, we need to maintain a sense of purpose. Studies suggest that engaging in writing, painting, and music can spark happiness and even better health. “Many people don’t see too far away from their nose, and money has become too important,” say

Reason

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“DOES MONEY BUY happiness?” asked economist Richard Easterlin in a famous 1973 essay in The Public Interest. His conclusion was that once a certain level of economic development had been achieved, greater wealth and income did not lead to greater ove

Woman & Home Feel Good You

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When the nights get cold and dark, the last thing we feel like doing is going outside, preferring to snuggle down with a roaring fire and our favourite Netflix show. But did you know that getting outside even when it’s freezing can be good for you? I

Womankind

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When asked, “What makes you happy?”, most people will list items such as financial security, good health, a hearty meal, time with friends and family, and so on. Few will say, “I am most happy when sitting alone in an empty room.” Happiness for many,

Tatler Homes Singapore

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With her bicolour bob and trendy threads, Thierry Chow looks every inch the stylish, well-travelled urbanite. But few would be able to guess her chosen profession at first sight. Even for the daughter of Chow Hon Ming, one of Hong Kong’s most respect

MacLife

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Last year was one of the most stressful in recent memory, and so far this year hasn’t been much better, so it’s understandable if you’re looking for ways to increase your happiness. Thankfully, there are lots of apps on hand to help you take back con

Nautilus

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While on vacation in distant locales, people often find that time moves quite differently than in the places they’re used to. In the tropics, we settle into the grooves of “island time” and relax thanks to a more leisurely rhythm. A trip to a big cit

Philippine Tatler Homes

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Feng Shui is an ancient Chinese art of geomancy that studies ways of living in harmony and balance with your environment. While it requires experienced subjective judgement and interpretation, Feng Shui follows a systematic study and employs the accu

Popular Science

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Don’t forget to get milk from the store after picking up the kids from soccer practice. Also, we’re cleaning out the garage today. Gerd Altmann I hate cleaning the bathroom. I also always feel pressed for time. So whenever I delay cleaning duty, it j

Her World Singapore

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When I was a young girl, my annual birthday wish was always “I just want to be happy”. Sometime in my late 20s, I realised that happiness is a choice, and not a fleeting emotion. Happiness is not a destination – it’s a decision. But how do we get the

New Zealand Woman’s Weekly

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Even if you think feng shui is mumbo-jumbo, most of its principles are in accordance with good landscape design practice, so applying them will still give you a garden that is pleasing to be in. Some of the key features of feng shui gardens are water

NPR

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A recent study suggests that when people spend their extra cash to get help with time-consuming chores, they're likelier to feel better than if they use the money to buy more things.

Singapore Tatler

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With her bicolour bob and trendy threads, Thierry Chow looks every inch the stylish, well-travelled urbanite. But few would be able to guess her chosen profession at first sight. She describes her role as a “feng shui designer”, making the ancient pr

Womankind

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I’m watching a group of Buddhist monks creating a jewel-like mandala of coloured sands. The film, Werner Herzog’s Wheel of Time, documents the Buddhist Kalachakra initiation, a ritual held over ten or so days each year, which is attended by hundreds

Best Self Magazine

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Photograph by Anna Bay — I’m always open to chatting about busy; it seems everyone else is, too. Is epidemic too strong a word to describe the extent to which ‘busy’ is impacting our health, our happiness, and the quality of our relationships? I don’

Her World Singapore

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We’re generally a blissful bunch, so say half of the women in Her World’s Happiness Survey 2019 – and the rest are seemingly contented. The best indicators of happiness are career success, good health and financial security, but women seek more to fi

The Millions

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For writers, real success is the days and weeks and months and years of satisfying, engaging work it takes to produce the book, no matter what happens to it afterward. The post Our Work and Why We Do It appeared first on The Millions.

Women's Health Australia

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“Tell me somethin’, girl, are you happy in this modern world?” That’s the question posed in Bradley Cooper’s rocker croak in A Star Is Born mega hit Shallow. The answer most of us might give? “Meh, not so much”, at least if we go by the latest World

Woman NZ

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What’s love got to do with it? Well, everything, of course! Of all the factors that predict positive outcomes in life, supportive relationships are one of the most important, affecting our physical health, our mental wellbeing, the happiness we exper

Good Health

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What made you happy today? Seeing how excited your dog was when you walked in? The fact that you woke up to sunny skies? If you’re noticing and getting joy from such tiny things, then you’re already in the spirit of savouring. If not, it’s easy to st

Harper's Bazaar Australia

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HAPPINESS has had its own mood swings in the past decade. First, we learnt that it’s more satisfying to plant our own salad rocket than to build a McMansion. The Happiness Project gave us proof of love. We sparked joy Marie Kondo-ing our wardrobes an

The Atlantic

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Sacrificing for their kids makes fathers happier. Acknowledging that sacrifice will make everyone happier.

Best Self Magazine

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— I haven’t a clue how a 15-year-old from the west coast of Ireland first heard about Feng Shui, an ancient energetic art from across the seas in China. However, somehow when the Internet beeped for the first time, I heard it and decided to take the

WellBeing

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Walking in the front door can feel like sanctuary. Alternatively, it can be a stressful environment of its own, filled with reminders of domestic jobs and repairs needing to be done, mess, clutter, noise, arguments with household members and other pr

Woman & Home Feel Good You

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Did you know? On average, we check our phones 150 times a day, with 53% of us waking up at least once a night to them.* For many of us, letter writing is a lost art, perhaps only associated with sitting down after Christmas to write ‘thank you’ notes

Good Health Choices Magazine NZ

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What made you happy today? Seeing how excited your dog was when you walked in? The fact that you woke up to sunny skies? If you’re noticing and getting joy from such tiny things, then you’re already in the spirit of savouring. If not, it’s easy to st

Singapore Women's Weekly

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what made you happy today? Seeing how excited your dog was when you walked in? The fact that you woke up to sunny skies? If you’re noticing and getting joy from such tiny things, then you’re already in the spirit of savouring. If not, it’s easy to st

WHO

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Exciting and adventurous new opportunities may develop. Favourable domestic affairs and happiness also bring excitement into your daily routine. Push ahead with home improvements and future savings programs. Winning people’s support is easy now and p

Writing Magazine

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‘It started as a joke,’ writes subscriber Pam Keevil. ‘“Why don’t you compile all those great ideas you used from psychology, personal development when you were a coach and leadership trainer?” I said to my husband Peter. That was in August 2019. We

Essentials South Africa

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Winning the lotto would make you happy, right? Or what about being given a brand-new car? Turns out, to experience pure happiness, you need more than just material wealth. ‘There are two major dimensions to happiness,’ explains Miriam Akhtar, an expe