Category: Brilliant Book Reviews

  • Rip It Up by Richard Wiseman – Brilliant Book Review

    Rip It Up by Richard Wiseman – Brilliant Book Review

    Please share this article viaWhat 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 life-changing exercise from the book […]

  • The Fault In Our Stars – Brilliant Book Review

    The Fault In Our Stars – Brilliant Book Review

    Please share this article viaDeath 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 yet, we all […]

  • Why is happiness a choice?

    Why is happiness a choice?

    Please share this article viaHave 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 around? Learn why happiness is a […]

  • Listen to the monsters living in your head – Part 2

    Listen to the monsters living in your head – Part 2

    Please share this article viaYou 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 […]

  • Be bold – foster positivity

    Be bold – foster positivity

    Please share this article viaCultivating 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! According to research by Barbara Fredrickson, to cultivate positive emotions allows […]

  • Be bold – overcome the negativity bias

    Be bold – overcome the negativity bias

    Please share this article viaHappiness 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 actively cultivate positive emotions. […]