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	<link>http://www.workmad.co.uk</link>
	<description>Instructions for happy businesses</description>
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		<title>New Book: Positive Psychology &#8211; A Practical Guide</title>
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My new book, Positive Psychology &#8211; A Practical Guide, is published today by Icon Books (£6.99)
Based on the most up-to-date research, theories and science and  covering over 20 of the key concepts within Positive Psychology in a  clear, concise and easy-to-read style, this book gives you proven  techniques to improve your well-being [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.workmad.co.uk/blog/2012/01/new-book-positive-psychology-a-practical-guide/</link>
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		<title>Beyond SMART: 3 Top Tips for Successful Goal-Setting and Achievement</title>
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Happy New Year! As this is often a time when we reflect on our past achievements and set new goals for the future, I’d like to share with you some of the latest positive psychology research which you may find helpful.

 Focus on creating approach goals

According to psychology research, avoidance goals (those with negative outcomes [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.workmad.co.uk/blog/2012/01/beyond-smart-3-top-tips-for-successful-goal-setting-and-achievement/</link>
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		<title>Savouring the Festive Spirit</title>
		<description><![CDATA[“The aim of life is appreciation.” ~ G. K. Chesterton
The holiday season and the New Year period can be a pretty stressful  time.  We’re inclined to think that everything must be perfect, and that  includes the gifts we give, the food we prepare, the warmth of our  welcome to guests, what [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.workmad.co.uk/blog/2011/12/savouring-the-festive-spirit/</link>
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		<title>Positive Psychology: Fit for Purpose?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ 
 
 
 


 
 
 
Do Positive Interventions Ever Backfire?
A few weeks ago someone started an interesting discussion on the ‘Friends of Positive Psychology’ Listserv by asking if using a gratitude activity had ever backfired. The question may have been prompted by a recently published study by Susan Sergeant and Myriam Mongrain in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.workmad.co.uk/blog/2011/12/positive-psychology-fit-for-purpose/</link>
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		<title>Those who can, do. Those who can&#8217;t, teach well-being&#8230;?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My latest article for Positive Psychology News Daily is a review of a new Positive Psychology-based book by ed psych and consultant Sue Roffey, called Changing Behaviour in Schools: Promoting Positive Relationships and Well-being.
One of the great strengths of this book is its breadth, not just in  terms of aims but also its evidence [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.workmad.co.uk/blog/2011/11/those-who-can-do-those-who-cant-teach-well-being/</link>
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		<title>International Journal of Well-being &#8211; Vol 1 No 3 &#8211; Just published</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The latest quarterly edition of the open-access International Journal of Well-being has just been published.  No. 3 includes

some new research by Nathaniel Lambert,							A. Marlea Gwinn,							Tyler Stillman and							Frank Fincham on how sharing positive experiences can boost your vitality and help you overcome tiredness,
An interview with Barbara Fredrickson (famous for the broaden-and-build theory of positive emotions), and
A [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.workmad.co.uk/blog/2011/10/international-journal-of-well-being-vol-1-no-3-just-published/</link>
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		<title>Positive Psychology Warts &#8216;n&#8217; All: Book Review</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Unusually for me, my posting for Positive Psychology News this month is a book review, Kate Hefferon and Ilona Boniwell&#8217;s Positive Psychology: Theory, Research and Applications. Don&#8217;t be put off by the fact that it&#8217;s a textbook, in short it&#8217;s a highly enjoyable, educational, and engaging read, well worth the £18-£20 it&#8217;s currently selling for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.workmad.co.uk/blog/2011/09/positive-psychology-warts-n-all-book-review/</link>
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		<title>Measuring the Nation&#8217;s Well-Being &#8211; A Sceptical Update</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A few months ago (see here and here) I wrote about the British government’s intention to measure national well-being. This project came about because of the obvious failing of GDP (gross domestic product) to capture all the nuances of social and economic progress (and more recently, the lack of it).
I promised to update you on [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.workmad.co.uk/blog/2011/09/measuring-the-nations-well-being-a-sceptical-update/</link>
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		<title>Does the World Need Positive Psychology?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the very first pieces I wrote for Positive Psychology News Daily back in 2007 focused on the application of strengths – whether strengths as defined in positive psychology are always positive and how we know which strength to apply in any given situation. This was inspired by a great article by Barry Schwartz [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.workmad.co.uk/blog/2011/08/does-the-world-need-positive-psychology/</link>
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		<title>Measuring National Well-Being (again)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Back in February 2011 I looked at the British government’s plans to measure the nation&#8217;s well-being. Now the National Statistician, Jil Matheson, has published her Reflections on the National Debate on Measuring National Well-being.
Was it worth waiting for?  Have we learnt anything new about well-being?  Was it worth the £2m it cost to conduct this [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.workmad.co.uk/blog/2011/07/measuring-national-well-being-again/</link>
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