the science of happiness

the New York Times has a good but long article titled Happiness 101.. it's about positive psychologists work on positive psychology.

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There're supporters, critics and skepticism on the usefulness and effectiveness of positive psychology.. as it still lacks sufficient evidence in the world of science.

Some extracts:
Positive psychology is popular with educators because if happiness is something that can be learned, it can be taught.

The mindfulness exercises — excercises in heightened awareness and openness to experience — are central to positive psychology and made a big impression, according to Kashdan: “Some said they just noticed for the first time how many types of trees there are on the way to campus.”