This article examines what it means to be happy in the context of potential trade-off’s that have to be made in pursuit of happiness.
Category: Geelong Advertiser Articles
Chris Mackey’s articles appear regularly in the Geelong Advertiser newspaper in Geelong, Australia.
So, How Many Hours Should We Work?
This article looks at the optimal number of hours that we should work per week, and how burnout may develop if our demands outweigh our available resources to deal with… Read more »
Trump May Leave Us with Quite a Mess
An article examining the aspects of narcissistic personality disorder in the context of recent implication from the mainstream media that Donald Trump displays the characteristics of a narcissist.
Act Now to Create Climate of Change
This article looks at Donald Trump’s history of climate change denial and explores the need to act politically in order to contain the ongoing and future risks currently being assessed… Read more »
Why We Must Make the Effort Not to Let Fear Win
This article reflects upon a terrorist attack in Berlin and a thwarted terror attack in Melbourne. It reiterates the need for those in power to avoid polarising and scapegoating groups… Read more »
Event the Last Word in Writer’s Festival
This article relates to some of the community benefits that are becoming apparent after the building of Geelong’s new library.
What Drives People to Dress as Creepy Clowns
This article relates to the instances of people dressing up as creepy clowns in order to deliberately intimidate people, sometimes armed with real or fake weapons.
Focussing on the Power of the Positive
This article relates to a number of talks that took place in the Geelong Library, centred around the idea of improving wellbeing in Geelong on an individual and community level.
Positivity Borne Out by Roll of the Dice
This article relates to how we can use synchronicity to help us in business. Often, the acknowledgement numinous coincidences can lead us towards a positive outcome, and this also extends… Read more »
Power of Positive Psychology Pays Off
This article relates to a number of recent findings in regards to the how positive thinking affects our brain chemistry. It used to be thought that if people would benefit… Read more »