People are happier with their FRIENDS than they are with family

People are happier spending time with their friends than with their families because they save fun activities to do with their mates, study finds Study quizzed more than 400 people on fun with friends, kids and their partner   Found people reported more enjoyment with their friends than their family  Experts say this is due to … Read more

Prince Harry is ‘happier than ever’ on 36th birthday, royal expert claims

Prince Harry is ‘happier than ever’ on his 36th birthday and ‘doesn’t miss his old life at all’, royal experts have claimed. The Duke of Sussex, who today turns the same age his mother Princess Diana was when she died, is ‘very content’ with his marriage and family and ‘thriving’ in his professional life, according … Read more

Kyle Martino has ‘never been happier’ since divorcing wife Eva Amurri and quitting his ‘dream job’

Retired MLS midfielder Kyle Martino has ‘never been happier’ since ending his eight-year marriage to Eva Amurri in February and quitting his seven-year career as an NBC Premier League analyst last month. ‘There is no “right way.” Life, love, family, and career take many forms,’ the Georgia-born 39-year-old explained on Friday. ‘I know the decision … Read more

Faking a smile tricks the brain into feeling happier

Faking a smile and forcing your cheeks to form a grin tricks the brain into feeling happier, scientists discover Scientists analysed the physical and emotional benefit of smiling   Found when a person is forced to smile they react more positive to people  Act of forced smiling activates the cheek muscles which trigger the amygdala region of the … Read more

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are ‘happier’ and ‘in a great place’ after private talks

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West took some time out of their hectic lives to focus on their marriage last week. The power couple – who wed in 2014 and have four children together – flew off in a private jet to a private island to talk things out after he had a Twitter meltdown that … Read more

Giving in to temptation every now and again leads to a happier and more successful life

Hedonism is good for you: Giving in to temptation every now and again leads to a happier, more successful and more satisfying life, study shows  Swiss psychologists polled people about their goals, wellbeing and habits They concluded that self-control is not the only way to an ultimately fulfilling life The ability to experience pleasure and enjoyment … Read more

Wedded bliss… don’t bank on it! Married couples are no happier than single or divorced people

Wedded bliss… don’t bank on it! Married couples are no happier than single or divorced people, 40-year study of 7,500 individuals shows Psychologists from Michigan State University asked participants to do a survey  Lifelong married people were on average just 0.2 points ‘happier’ than singles  Author said: ‘It seems a little silly that people put … Read more

People who make major life decisions on the toss of a coin end up happier, study says

People who make major life decisions including whether to move, adopt or propose on the toss of a coin end up happier, study says Research has found that making a decision on a coin flip could lead to happiness Villain Two-Face used the method to determine matters in the Batman movies   The study found that … Read more

DR MAX THE MIND DOCTOR: What Harvard and Yale can teach YOU about how to lead a happier life

Yale University in the U.S. is one of the most august educational institutions in the world, with 62 Nobel Prize winners to its name in fields as varied as literature, chemistry and economics. But its most popular online course as the planet comes to terms with the coronavirus pandemic is one called ‘The Science of … Read more

Smiling really DOES make you happier: Study finds expressing happiness influences the brain

Smiling really DOES make you happier: Study finds expressing happiness influences the brain to generate positive feelings For decades, researchers have studied how acting happy could influence happiness A team at the University of Tennessee has analyzed 50 years of data on the subject They found there is a clear connection between acting happy and … Read more