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Happy Buzz Words of 2009

Wednesday, January 6th, 2010

Ladies and gentleman I’m pleased to present you with the the top happy thoughts of 2009 (click image for full pdf).  Thank you so much for using the site and it makes me very happy to see people using it :) .

People really love friends and they are 5.3 times more likely to say “getting” made them happier then “giving”.   What do you think about the Happy Buzz Words of 2009?

Happy Buzz Words of 2009

Happy Buzz Words of 2009

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Happiness: Good for Creativity, Bad for Single-Minded Focus

Monday, April 28th, 2008

Despite those who romanticize depression as the wellspring of artistic genius, studies find that people are most creative when they are in a good mood, and now researchers may have explained why: For better or worse, happy people have a harder time focusing.

University of Toronto psychologists induced a happy, sad or neutral state in each of 24 participants by playing them specially chosen musical selections. To instill happiness, for example, they played a jazzy version of Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 3. After each musical interlude, the researchers gave subjects two tests to assess their creativity and concentration.

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