Zany, Zeal, Zest and Zing: The Z Way to Happiness

CONTENTS......Page 10
Acknowledgements......Page 8
Introduction......Page 11
Greece and Rome......Page 13
18th and 19th Century......Page 15
20th Century......Page 16
THE ECONOMIC COST OF HAPPINESS......Page 18
POLITICAL RESPONSES TO THE HAPPINESS ISSUE......Page 19
SHOULD HAPPINESS BE TAUGHT?......Page 21
A DESCRIPTION OF HAPPINESS......Page 23
On a Personal Level......Page 24
On a Global Level......Page 25
More Fulfilled......Page 26
SENSE OF WELL-BEING......Page 27
FACE CHALLENGES......Page 28
WHY WE NEED HAPPY PEOPLE AT THE WORKPLACE......Page 29
CHOOSE TO BE HAPPY......Page 31
TAKE THE FIRST STEP......Page 32
WHY BE ZANY?......Page 33
BE A FUN PERSON......Page 34
TIME IS PRECIOUS......Page 35
DO THE UNEXPECTED......Page 36
SMILE......Page 38
WHAT YOU SHOULD DO......Page 39
LAUGHTER......Page 40
BENEFITS OF LAUGHTER......Page 41
PRACTICING LAUGHTER......Page 42
CULTIVATING LAUGHTER......Page 43
LIVE LIFE WITH A PURPOSE AND MEANING......Page 45
VOLUNTARY WORK......Page 46
HELP OTHERS......Page 47
AVOID UNHAPPY EXPERIENCES......Page 48
DESIRE HAPPINESS......Page 49
DEVELOP GOALS......Page 50
AT WORK......Page 51
TREAT OTHERS WELL......Page 52
QUALITIES......Page 53
DO YOUR BEST......Page 54
PRESENTING YOUR IDEAS......Page 55
WORK SMART......Page 56
CULTIVATE HAPPY ATTITUDES......Page 57
AVOID NEGATIVE THOUGHTS AND PREJUDICES......Page 58
DECIDE TO BE HAPPY......Page 59
WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR OUR CHOICES......Page 60
OPTIMISM......Page 61
YOUR ATTITUDE MAKES A DIFFERENCE......Page 62
HANDLING PROBLEMS......Page 63
EMOTIONS TO AVOID......Page 64
LIFE BEGINS NOW......Page 65
BE GRATEFUL......Page 66
MUCH TO BE GRATEFUL FOR......Page 67
AVOID MOANING AND GROANING......Page 68
BE GRACIOUS......Page 69
COMPLIMENT OTHERS......Page 70
PRACTICE FORGIVENESS......Page 71
MAINTAINING FRIENDSHIPS......Page 72
REACHING OUT TO OTHERS......Page 73
THINGS TO DO......Page 74
BE WITH PEOPLE WHO LOVE YOU......Page 76
COMMUNICATING WITH OTHERS......Page 77
BE WITH OTHERS......Page 78
RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR SPOUSE......Page 79
RELATIONSHIP WITH CHILDREN......Page 80
CARING FOR OTHERS......Page 81
CULTIVATE HIGH SELF-ESTEEM......Page 82
KEEP LEARNING......Page 84
SKILLS OF LEARNING......Page 85
CULTIVATE HOBBIES......Page 86
STRIVE FOR BALANCE......Page 87
EFFECTS OF STRESS......Page 89
WHAT GENERATES STRESS?......Page 90
RESPONDING TO CHALLENGES......Page 91
HANDLING A LOSS......Page 92
TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF......Page 93
TAKE A VACATION......Page 95
GET SOME REST......Page 97
MUSIC AND SINGING......Page 98
TIME MANAGEMENT......Page 99
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY......Page 101
KEEP BUSY AND REMOVE CLUTTER......Page 102
WORRY......Page 103
AVOID WASTING YOUR ENERGY......Page 104
BE ORGANISED......Page 105
Bibliography......Page 107
WEBSITES......Page 108
NEWSPAPER AND MAGAZINE ARTICLES......Page 109
Index......Page 113