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- CNN — “Is There Such a Thing as Too Much Gratitude? Turns Out Sometimes Less Is More“
- Fortune — “5 Simple Strategies Can Help You Be Happier At Work”
- UCR Magazine — “Tuning in Again to Psychedelics”
- Greater Good Magazine — “What Psychedelics Can Teach Us About Human Connection”
- APS Observer –”Psychedelic Research Reborn: Opening the Doors of Creativity and Social Connection”
- OprahDaily.com –“Our Step-by-Step Guide on How to Find Happiness”
- New York Times –“California Today”
- WebMD –“Ways to Celebrate Without Alcohol”
- GQ –“How to Make Your Post-Pandemic Happiness Last”
- Washington Post –“World Happiness Report Is Out, With a Surprising Picture of Global Resilience”
- CNN.com –“There’s no getting ‘back to normal,’ experts say. The sooner we accept that, the better.”
- La Nacion– “Coronavirus. Sonja Lyubomirsky: ‘La conectividad social de las personas es el factor mas relevante para la felicidad, incluso durante la cuarentena”
- Robb Report– “Money Can Buy You a Lot of Things, But Experts Say Happiness Isn’t Necessarily One of Them”
- Washington Post– “Go Ahead and Watch. Cute or Funny Animal Videos Can Be Good For You”
- Washington Post– “A Father Learns the True Reward of Taking a Free Online Happiness Course With His Son”
- VOX –”How to make this winter not totally suck, according to psychologists“
- CNBC.com –”From the ‘Perfect’ Salary to Keeping Up With the Joneses, Here’s How Money Really Affects Your Happiness”
- New York Times –“So You Had a Bad Day...”
- Washington Post – “Extraverts Are Faring Surprisingly Well in Lockdown” (op-ed piece)
- Atlantic, “The Renewal Project”– “How to Embrace Kindness and Gratitude in the Time of COVID-19”
- The Economist – “Immunity From Being Alone: Acts of Kindness Prevent a Downward Spiral From Solitude to Loneliness”
- Atlantic, “The Renewal Project”– “One Easy Way to Be Happier, From a Psychologist Who Studies Human Happiness“
- The New Daily– “How To Solve the World’s Problems? Change Everybody’s Personality”
- Washington Post– “Does Happiness in Your 50s Signal the End of Ambition?”
- Yahoo– “Why Walmart Secret Santas Give–and Why We Love Them For It”
- Forbes– “Research Reveals 3 Reasons Why Gratitude Is an Important Leadership Quality”
- Scientific American– “Quiet Disadvantage: Study Finds Extroverts Are Happier–Even When They’re Really Introverts”
- Bustle– “3 More Social Outings a Week Can Improve Happiness, Research Says”
- CNBC– “Introverts, Pretending to be an Extrovert Could Make You Happier”
- TODAY– “Acting Like an Extrovert Has a Positive Effect on Happiness, Study Finds”
- The British Psychological Society– “Further Evidence That Acting Like an Extravert Can Boost Well-Being”
- Men’s Health– “6 Easy Ways To Actually Make Yourself Happier”
- New York Times – “What To Do When You’re Bored With Your Routines”
- Reader’s Digest– “8 Myths of Happiness You’ve Convinced Yourself Are True”
- FiveThirtyEight– “Happy New Year! Your Resolutions Won’t Bring You Joy”
- Thrive Global– “A Charlie Brown Christmas” Is the Perfect Antidote to Forced Holiday Cheer”
- SHAPE– “Five Ways You’re Practicing Gratitude Wrong“
- US News & World Report – “The Hazards of Rumination for Your Mental and Physical Health”
- Bottom Line – “The Life-Altering Power of Gratitude to Make You Happy”
- Greater Good – “The Top 10 Insights from the “Science of a Meaningful Life” in 2017”
- Medium – “Do Happiness Interventions Really Work?”
- Entrepreneur – “5 Actions You Can Take to Increase Your Happiness Quotient”
- Vocativ – “The Science of Why Your New Year’s Resolutions Won’t Make You Happier”
- Press-Enterprise – “President Obama–Our Positive Psychologist-in-Chief” (op-ed piece)
- USA Today – “Key to Money Happiness May Be In How You Spend It“
- TODAY – “12 Life Lessons to Increase Your Happiness in Your 30s–Or Any Age“
- Livemint – “The Pursuit of Workplace Happiness”
- TIME – “Turns Out an ‘Emotional Vacation’ Was Just the Vacation I Needed”
- AARP Bulletin – “A Conversation With Sonja Lyubomirsky“
- Los Angeles Times – “Can 1 Million Women Be Wrong About Happiness and Health?” (op-ed piece)
- Inc. – “Today’s Top 50 Leadership Innovators Changing How We Lead“
- Los Angeles Times – “Will an Optimist or a Pessimist Win in 2006?” (op-ed piece)
- Entrepreneur – “3 Strategies for Hacking Happiness”
- TIME – “4 Books That Will Make You Happy and Successful”
- Business Insider – “Here Are the Nation’s Top Thinkers on How to Be Happy, Improve Our Sex Lives, and More”
- Business Insider – “2 Ways to Achieve a Lifetime of Happiness”
- Business Insider – “The 15 Most Amazing Women in Science Today”
- Business Insider – “50 Groundbreaking Scientists Who Are Changing the Way We See the World“
- New York Times – “Pursue Happiness, But in Moderation” (opinion piece)
- The Washington Post – “Skip the McBurger and Other Simple Ways to Boost Your Mood”
- Yo Dona – “Los Beneficios de la Bondad“
- Bloomberg Businessweek – “What I Wear To Work: Psychology Professor Sonja Lyubomirsky”
- Lufthansa Magazine – “Interview mit Sonja Lyubomirsky”
- New York Times – “How to Gladden a Wealthy Mind”
- The American Scholar – “Thanks for the Gratitude: But What’s the Upside for the Curmudgeon?”
- Vanidades – “Construe Tu Felicidad”
- TIME – “The 8 Things the Happiest People Do Every Day”
- Live Happy – “Breaking the Happiness Myths”
- NBC.com – “Why People in Louisiana Are So Happy (and How You Can Be Too)”
- Rewire Me – “Fascinating Findings at the ‘Leading to Well-Being’ Conference”
- The Huffington Post – “9 Ridiculously Simply Ways to Feel Happier Today”
- Enterpreneur – “Smile! 5 Books to Celebrate International Day of Happiness”
- La Jolla Light – “Don’t Worry, Be Happy! Psychologist Offers Insights on the Joy of Living at UC San Diego’s Stein Institute for Research on Aging in La Jolla”
- Kansas City Star – “5 Books To Help You Reach Your Goals For 2014”
- Greater Good Magazine – “The Top 10 Insights from the ‘Science of a Meaningful Life” in 2013”
- GEO Magazine – “Nach Glück zu Streben? Sinnlos!”
- Stanford Report – “Stanford 2013 Roundtable Panelists Demystify the Secrets of Happiness”
- Yahoo! – “Four Ways to Get Happy Right Now”
- SUCCESS – “Six Happiness Myths”
- The Coloradoan – “A Life Not Lived Might Bring the Most Regret of All”
- WorldLifestyle – “10 Zen Blogs You’ll Love”
- New York Magazine – “Scientists Still Searching for Proof That Kids Make Us Happy“
- Revista Claudia – “5 Mitos Que Sabotam A Sua Felicidade”
- TIME – “Do Children Bring Happiness–Or Misery?” (op-ed piece)
- Toronto Star – “A Meditation on Happiness in the Wake of Fear”
- New York Times – “Happiness Inc.”
- Zócalo Public Square – “Squaring Off: Happiness is a Big Fat Lie”
- TIME – “How to Keep Up With Your Kids: Tips for Older Dads”
- Los Angeles Review of Books – “Getting Happier: Three Books on Happiness”
- Oakland Tribune – “Author Dispels ‘Myths of Happiness” in Berkeley Talk”
- Oprah.com – “Self-Help Advice You Haven’t Heard Before”
- US News & World Report – “Acts of Kindness Can Make You Happier”
- The Star –Review of The Myths of Happiness
- Business Week – “A 30 Rock Guide to Workplace Happiness”
- USA Today – “Are Parents Happier? Dads May Be, But Not Moms, Singles”
- New York Times – “That Loving Feeling Takes a Lot of Work”
- The Week – “Sonja Lyubomirsky’s 6 Favorite Books”
- US News & World Report – “How to Turn Life’s Challenges into Positive Outcomes”
- New York Times – “Why Aren’t People Happier During the Holidays?: Fantasy vs. Reality” (opinion piece)
- Publisher’s Weekly – “Pay Attention: Be Happy: PW Talks with Sonja Lyubomirsky”
- Zola – “Zola Q & A: The Myths of Happiness”
- BookPage –”Making Choices for a Happier You”; click here to download PDF
- People Magazine – “I’ll Be Happy When…”; click here to download PDF
- Spirituality & Health – “Two New Books on Finding Real Joy in Relationships”
- FoxNews.com – “7 Secrets to a Super-Happy Winter”
- New York Times – “New Love: A Short Shelf Life” (op-ed piece)
- Aquarius – “7 Ways to Lasting Happiness”
- TIME – “Parents (Especially Dads) Are Happier Than Their Childless Pals”
- Live Science – “Parents Are Happier Than Non-Parents”
- Economist – “The Joys of Parenthood”
- US News & World Report – “With Depression, Helping Others May In Turn Help You”
- Reform Judaism – “Happiness Rx: What Science Says” (cover story)
- Forbes – “Do You Know How to Mix Happiness and Business?”
- EverydayHealth.com – “Finding the Road to Happiness”
- The Observer (Guardian) – “The 10 Best Self-Help Gurus”
- Christian Science Monitor – “You Bought It. Are You Happy?”
- The Press-Enterprise – “UCR Researchers To Study Generosity”
- The Ottawa Citizen – “The Tao of Happy Kids”
- The Jerusalem Post – “Moving Forward: Thanks For Your Gratitude”
- The Plain Dealer – “Look in the Mirror and Summon Forth a New You”
- Calgary Herald – “Cranky or Content: Wealthier Canadians Happier”
- US News & World Report – “The Science of Workplace Happiness”
- RachaelRay.com –”Hey Grumpy Parents! You Can Learn Happiness”
- Cincinnati Enquirer –”Key to Happiness? Check Your Genes”
- Riverside Press Enterprise — “Happy, Despite It All” (op-ed piece)
- NRC Handelsblad – “Geluk is…je geld uitgeven aan fijne dingen”
- Redlands Daily Facts – “UCR Professor Creates Happiness App for the iPhone”
- Forbes – “Why Positive Thinking May Be Overrated”
- Saturday Evening Post – “Know Your Wants From Your Needs”
- The Guardian – “How to Feel Up in a Downturn”
- The Chronicle of Higher Education – “An Intellectual Movement for the Masses”
- TIME – “20 Ways To Get and Stay Happy”
- TIME – “The Science of Happiness Turns 10. What Has It Taught?”
- beliefnet.com – “5 Ways to Practice Gratitude: An Interview with Sonja Lyubomirsky”
- US News & World Report – “How Positive Psychology Can Increase Your Happiness”
- CNN.com – “Learning To Be Happy in Tough Economic Times”
- Realtor Magazine – “Don’t Worry, Be Happy”
- US News & World Report – “10 Secrets to Finding Happiness During the Recession”
- CBS MoneyWatch.com – “Feeling Up When the Economy’s Down”
- Womansday.com – “How Facebook Can Boost Your Well-Being”
- MSN Money – “Little Things That Make You Feel Rich”
- US News & World Report – “5 Ways To Be Happy in a Recession”
- San Francisco Chronicle – “Cheer Up – You Can Learn To Be Happy”
- Yahoo! Finance — “Fight Off Your Financial Demons”
- Forbes – “Ten Ways To Be Happier Now”
- The Hamilton Spectator — “Happy New Year! If…”
- Riverside Press Enterprise — “Smiles Give Leadership Clues” (op-ed piece)
- Science Today — “How Often Do You Count Your Blessings?”
- Mente & Cerebro (Brazil) — “A Pesquisador da Felicidade”
- New York Times — “Why We’re Still Happy” (op-ed piece)
- Readers Digest (Australia) — “Why Kindness is Good For You”
- USA Today – “Researcher: Techniques Can Boost Happiness”
- Los Angeles Times – “After the Tragedy: Vent? Not Necessarily”
- The News-Press – “Stress for Success”
- The National – “Living in the Laps of Luxury”
- Greater Good –“No Quick Fix for Happiness”
- The Coloradoan – “Not Optimistic? Actions a Gateway to Happiness”
- The News & Advance – “Measuring Your Life’s Happiness”
- AOL Life & Style – “How To Be Happy”
- Monitor on Psychology – “The happiness diet”
- The New York Review of Books – “Are You Happy?”
- New York Daily News – “Taking Control of Your Half of Happiness”
- The Korea Times – “How to be Happy, the Scientific Way”
- Forbes – “Happiness Is in the Genes”
- New Scientist – “Give Away Your Money and Be Happy”
- The Boston Globe – “Money Makes You Happy — If You Spend It On Others”
- The Guardian – column on happiness
- Reader’s Digest – “The Way to Happiness”
- Sunday Express – “Seven Steps to New Year Happiness”
- Psychology Today – “Bookshelf: Money, Happiness, and Sex”
- The Press-Enterprise – “UCR Professor Takes Scientific Approach to Happiness”
- Newsweek – “The ‘How To’ of Leading a Happy Life”
- US News & World Report – Q & A with Sonja Lyubomirsky
- Parade Magazine – included in “Parade Picks” under “Dare to be great”
- Good Housekeeping – article on finding happiness
- San Francisco Chronicle Magazine –article on happiness and parenting
- Chicago Tribune – reviewed in “5 Things We Learned From…” column
- The New York Times – article on gratitude journals
- New York Daily News – article on the “classic” self-help books
- The Wall Street Journal – “The Pursuit of Happiness”
- Santa Monica Daily Press – Book review
- The Globe & Mail – Book review
- The Toronto Star – “Research Shows Gratitude a Positive Force”
- The Star-Ledger – “How to Be Happy: Research Shows People Have Power to Change Emotions”
- Fashion – “Glee Club”
- Los Angeles Times – “How a ‘Happiness’ Guide Helped One Topanga Canyon Family”
- Los Angeles Times – “Recent Self-Help Books on Happiness”
- Los Angeles Times – “A Guide to Enhancing Happiness”
- Los Angeles Times – “The Science of Happiness”
- Money Magazine – “21 Ways to Stomach a Sour Market”
- Self – “Create your own happy-life list!“
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