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By NOW on 23rd March 2016

Celebrating Happiness as a Community

For the second year running, here at the Network of Wellbeing (NOW) we celebrated International Day of Happiness at our monthly Totnes Community Potluck, in Devon, UK. Almost 200 people attended the event this year, bringing end-of-week good moods and

Your wellbeing - Creativity

By NOW on 23rd March 2016

Happy Haiku Competition Winners

NOW recently marked International Day of Happiness with a series of blog posts and videos on happiness habits, a happy haiku competition, and a special Community Potluck in Totnes (Devon, UK). Here we report on the happy haiku competition. We received some

Our world - Beyond Growth

By NOW on 21st March 2016

Wellbeing and GDP: Talk by Lorenzo Fioramonti

Lorenzo Fioramonti is Professor of Political Economy at the University of Pretoria and the Director of the Centre for the Study of Governance Innovation. He explains how using GDP as a so called measurement of national success prevents the economy

By NOW on 20th March 2016

Happy International Day of Happiness 2016!

The purpose of International Day of Happiness is to, “recognise the relevance of happiness and wellbeing as universal goals and aspirations in the lives of human beings around the world”. Here at the Network of Wellbeing (NOW) we have marked this important

Our world - Beyond Growth

By Felipe Viveros on 18th March 2016

Implementing Gross National Happiness Globally, From the Bottom Up

By Nima Tshering and Felipe Viveros, Gross National Happiness Centre, Bhutan “By happiness I mean here a deep sense of flourishing that arises from an exceptionally healthy mind. This is not a mere pleasurable feeling, a fleeting emotion or a

Your wellbeing - Happiness

By Florence Scialom on 17th March 2016

International Day of Happiness: Do Good, Feel Good

Gretchen Rubin is one of the most thought-provoking and influential writers on habits and happiness. She is the author of instant bestsellers, including The Happiness Project and Happier at Home, and her latest book – Better than Before – is about

Your wellbeing - Happiness

By NOW on 16th March 2016

Cultivating Happiness

Happiness is a practice: In this inspiring video Kaira Jewel Lingo shares some wise words on how we can all cultivate and grow more happiness in our own lives. Do things that makes you happy every day In this video Kaira Jewel

Your wellbeing - Happiness

By Miriam Akhtar on 15th March 2016

Training the Happiness Muscles

Successful athletes know they have to focus on winning, not on losing. So why do people who want to increase their happiness, often focus on their unhappiness? This is a guest blog post by Miriam Akhtar, a positive psychologist who

Your wellbeing - Happiness

By NOW on 14th March 2016

What Are Your Top Three Happiness Habits?

With International Day of Happiness approaching on March 20th, we’ll be sharing a special series of blog posts and videos themed on happiness habits. We see happiness not as a fleeting emotion, but as something we can build up over the long term

Your wellbeing - Happiness

By NOW on 10th March 2016

What are the Best Happiness Habits?

As International Day of Happiness approaches, we’re reflecting on the role that practicing happiness habits can play in building sustainable happiness over the long term. In this post, we share six ideas for habits that have been proven to make you happier,

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