Live Happy for your iPhone goes live

For all you fortunate iPhone owners, here's a very cool "Happiness Tool" created by Dr. Sonja Lyobomirsky, psychology researcher and author of The How of Happiness, and my very popular teleclass guest from last October.

I received this email from her today:

Dear Philippa

I thought you might be interested in a new iPhone app (Live Happy) that has just launched, based on my research (and my book, The How of Happiness). It’s very cool, and I hope you’ll check it out. I’ve been working with a company called Signal Patterns to develop this app.

(Full disclosure: I’m not making any money off of it, but plan to use it for research.)

Basically, the app prompts and encourages users to engage in several happiness-increasing strategies using their iPhone. It will prompt you to measure your happiness on a regular basis, help you identify which strategies are right for you, and then actually lead you through them.

For example, you may be prompted to express gratitude by texting, calling, or emailing someone in your Contacts List. Or you can practice savoring by taking a photo of a person/thing/place you love, or by writing about a photo (e.g., recent vacation) from your Photo Album.

The strategies that Live Happy allows you to do easily on your iPhone include:

- Setting and Pursuing Goals
- Expressing Gratitude Directly to Someone
- Keeping a Gratitude Journal
- Replaying Happy Days
- Savoring
- Envisioning Your Best Possible Self (i.e., practicing optimism)
- Nurturing Relationships
- Recalling Acts of Kindness

Here’s more info on the app: www.LifeHappyApp.com.

Link here to download the free trial version.

I’d love to hear your feedback and, if you like it, do tell others who might be interested.

All best, Sonja

Sonja Lyubomirsky, Ph.D.
Professor and Graduate Advisor
Department of Psychology
University of California
Riverside, CA 92521
My academic web site
Email: sonja.lyubomirsky@ucr.edu

Now it appears I'd be a lot happier if I were to invest in an iPhone too!!