by Patricia Mauerhofer | Brilliant Book Reviews
What is the chain of causation between behaviour and emotion? Common sense suggests that you feel happy, and this makes you smile. However, the body of evidence is growing that the opposite is also true: you smile, making you feel happy. Read on to learn a...
by Patricia Mauerhofer | Brilliant Book Reviews
Death still is a taboo in our Western societies. It’s not omnipresent anymore as this was the case even a hundred years ago. We live longer and healthier lives, which is a bliss and the result of the economic, social and medical improvements of the 20th century. But...
by Patricia Mauerhofer | Brilliant Book Reviews, Flourishing
Have you heard of the ‘happiness formula’ developed by Martin Seligman, one of the founders of positive psychology? Did you know that scientific studies have proved the following: be happy now and this will allow you to become successful – and not the other way...
by Patricia Mauerhofer | Brilliant Book Reviews, Purpose Driven Life
You can lead a life you’re completely in love with. One important skill you have to master is to stop being your own enemy and to start being your own ally instead. Learn to listen to your Inner Critic – let me show you how. Here are three strategies on how to...
by Patricia Mauerhofer | Brilliant Book Reviews
Cultivating positivity makes you immune against crises and setbacks. The difference of people who flourish (less than 20%) compared to others is the frequency and quantity of positive emotions they experience in their everyday life. Check out your positivity ratio!...
by Patricia Mauerhofer | Brilliant Book Reviews, Neuroplasticity
Happiness is within our reach. However, to have a truly fulfilled life you must make an effort. You need to become aware of your tendency – and strong habit – to focus on the negative first. One of the key factors to overcome this negativity bias is to...
