Positive Psychology

What is Positive Psychology?

Positive Psychology is one of the newest branches of psychology to emerge. This particular area of psychology focuses on how to help human beings prosper and lead healthy, happy lives. While many other branches of psychology tend to focus on dysfunction and abnormal behavior, positive psychology is centered on helping people become happier.

Martin Seligman and Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi describe positive psychology in the following way: "We believe that a psychology of positive human functioning will arise that achieves a scientific understanding and effective interventions to build thriving in individuals, families, and communities."

Source http://psychology.about.com/od/branchesofpsycholog1/a/positive-psychology.htm

In this excellent presentation, psychologist Shawn Achor argues that happiness can inspire us to be more productive. 

Watch the video below to learn about what you can do to become a happier and more successful person!

Inspired by this video, these people built a website with a 21-day challenge to see if a website could make people happier. 

                           Want to give it a try?  http://www.hapyr.com/

Sources: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-happy-secret-to-better-work-shawn-achor#watch