Happy 5: Daily Habits for a Healthy & Happy Mind
The original article—and the slightly overexcited beginning of the whole idea.
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The Happy5 Blog
Happy5 began as a series of blogs.
They are where the idea developed in public—through psychology, neuroscience, economics, personal experience, animal facts, philosophical detours and jokes of varying quality.
The central idea has always been free.
Start at the beginning, choose one of the five habits or dive into the science.
Happy 5: Daily Habits for a Healthy & Happy Mind – No. 1 – “Move”
Endorphins, movement, Christmas leftovers and the beginning of the five-habit journey.
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Happy 5: Daily Habits for a Healthy & Happy Mind – No. 2 – “Give”
Generosity, brain chemistry, grooviness and why meerkats make rather good neighbours.
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Happy 5 – No. 3: Connect — Be More Penguin
Oxytocin, relationships, belonging and what penguins can teach us about sticking together.
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Happy 5 – No. 4: Calm — Master the Art of Doing Less, But Better
Calm, GABA, tortoises and the radical possibility that doing less may occasionally be sensible.
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Happy 5 – No. 5: Grow — Follow the Octopus
Learning, curiosity, growth and an animal with three hearts and a remarkable talent for escaping.
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Happy 5: Psychoneuroendocrinology — That’s Easy for You to Say! The Science of Happiness
A cheerful expedition into brain chemistry, wellbeing measurement and a word that is much easier to copy than pronounce.
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