If you answered money, you’d be somewhat mistaken. Determining the secret to happiness has been a long, controversial topic and whoever comes up with the guaranteed solution will be richer than Gates! Mirko Bagaric has come up with his own solution. He has been researching happiness for many years, is a professor at Deakin University and the author of numerous books on the topic. Bagaric has developed a list of lifestyle habits that he believes leads to a much happier, fulfilled life. He might not have cracked the foolproof happiness code, but I think he is onto something. Do you practice most of his habits, or do you need a happy kick up the butt?

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Winston Churchill- called depression his "Black Dog"

Have you been feeling down lately? Maybe you’ve been been feeling down for a while. Take this online depression test to determine the severity of how you feel.  Depression is a serious disease that affects many people and someone feeling that way should not be ashamed of how they feel.

This test is called the Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology (Self Report) (QUIDS-SR), and was developed by A. John Rush, MD, a leading psychiatrist and author from the University of Texas Medical Center.

Click here to take the depression test

How did you do? Should you or someone you know be suffering from the ‘Black Dog’ (as Winston Churchill used to call it – he was a sufferer), try this website for support and read my other article Depression and exercise: Beating the blues with exercise.

Black Dog institute: It is very interesting to Read about its logo,

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