Comments about ‘Spreading the joy: U. offers free online positive-psychology class’

What a great concept! Thanks for sharing this.

It is a wonderful idea. I would love to see it catch on. Sometimes reading the comments here is a downer, but with a few positive comments, maybe we can change the tone and make people happier.

Positive psychology has only been around for a decade? News to me. My 90+ yr old great grandmother was one of the most grateful, cheerful people I've ever known before she passed away, and I can think of quite a few other people close to her age who think the same way. It's great that psychologists have finally found a way to formalize these lessons, but gratitude and forgiveness and cheerfulness in the face of difficulty are not new concepts (especially in a nation with rich Judeo-Christian traditions).

We need more news articles like this. With so much negatavism in the culture and the media, we need to hear proven ways to live more positively and happily. THANKS for the article.

The statement "We have noticed the terribly negative tone – it's just out there, everywhere,"
intrgued me.

I have noticed more anger over the last 5 years... perhaps longer.

This would be a great topic to expand on for a follow-up article.

Why is there more anger? Is it related to "comments", "blogging", etc that allow instant foot in mouth behaviour without a chance to pause?

In times past, people would be upset, but then given time to cool down before responding with an actual letter to the editor. Taking time to write a leter would often be enough to calm someone down.
Perhaps all the inflammatory comments build on each other and create a group mentality, like a lynching? But the anger is then carried forward?


Just wondering...

Sorry if I'm being negative, but that is a really weird graphic accompanying the story.

Took me quite a while to figure it out, and now it kinda' creeps me out!

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