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Jul 1
5 min

Ritual & the Psychological Immune System

In training and lectures I often refer to the psychological immune system. This system resides in the emotional brain whose principle jo...

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Phil Harris

Oct 21, 2018
3 min

Give Thanks to... Gratitude

The professional youth field is very focused on the idea of low self-esteem being a driver of so many of young people's problems. Young ...

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Phil Harris

Oct 19, 2018
1 min

Over 2,000 Years of Thought On One Page

If only I got this sooner I need not had bothered with my philosophy degree! Thought this info graphic was worth sharing though.

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Buying Happiness Depends on Your Social Class

Phil Harris

Oct 5, 2018
3 min

Buying Happiness Depends on Your Social Class

As they say, money does not buy you happiness but poverty buys you nothing. What is the best way to spend money to increase your happine...

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Who is Happier? Conservatives or Liberals?

Phil Harris

Jul 19, 2018
3 min

Who is Happier? Conservatives or Liberals?

Regular readers of this blog will be familiar with my perennial interest in the psychology of political thinking. Certainly, in these ev...

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Phil Harris

Jul 4, 2018
2 min

The Three Best Ways to Have Fun

Everyone's so busy these days that it is easy to think you need to schedule time to have fun. But be careful about how you do that, said...

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Phil Harris

Apr 11, 2018
2 min

Paradox: Seeing the Up When Down

Researchers have found that when a person rates their current mental health as 'positive' despite meeting criteria for a mental health pr...

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Phil Harris

Feb 18, 2018
1 min

Infidelity: Key Predictors Identified

A recent study of relationships has found interesting predictors of infidelity within married couples. Read the surprising findings here.

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Phil Harris

Jul 12, 2017
1 min

Mood Over Mind: Overcoming Rejection

In training and lectures I discuss how depression can be side-stepped. Rather than over thinking, which is strongly related t depressive...

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If Money Does Not Make You Happy You Are Not Spending It Right.

Phil Harris

Dec 11, 2016
1 min

If Money Does Not Make You Happy You Are Not Spending It Right.

I am a big fan of Prof Dan Gilbert's research on happiness. In what must come to be regarded as a classic paper, he along with Elizabeth...

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