Spiegeloog 412: Happiness

Ask the Expert People Science Spiegeloog 412: Happiness

Ask the Expert: Making group work fair

Brenda Jansen Hillie Aaldering Brenda Jansen's (Clinical Developmental Psychology) question Dear Hillie, Because collaboration is often an important part of the job, in many settings,…

Spiegeloog EditorsJuly 13, 2021

Bacchus News & opinion Spiegeloog 412: Happiness

Bacchus: Uninterested in Happiness

Here is a story we all know about: a teacher asks the class to write on a piece of paper what they want to become…

Magda MatetoviciJune 25, 2021

Culture Society Spiegeloog 412: Happiness

The (Metal) Kids Are Alright

Dark shirts with dangerous-looking, bloody faces on it, black dyed hair and a slightly annoyed facial expression. Is that how you imagine a ‘metalhead’, a…

Anne Sophie GiacobelloJune 18, 2021

Office Hours People Spiegeloog 412: Happiness

Office Hours: Rebeka Rotter & Irene Luth

For this issue’s Office Hours, Spiegeloog talked to study advisors Rebeka Rotter and Irene Luth. Rebeka Rotter is a recently employed study advisors who completed…

Bianca MoraruJune 16, 2021

PSYCHsources Science Spiegeloog 412: Happiness

PSYCHsources: Developmental Psychology

PSYCHsources introduces a different topic from psychology every month. It offers a list of resources that are useful to anyone who wants to learn more…

Magda MatetoviciJune 16, 2021

Society Spiegeloog 412: Happiness

Happiness – The Ultimate Goal?

Why is it morally right to help a person in need? Why is it morally wrong to hurt others? More generally, according to which principle…

Valentin WeberJune 14, 2021

Let's Mingle Society Spiegeloog 412: Happiness

Podcast: Let’s Mingle #3 – Happiness in Politics and the Military

In 'Let's Mingle', Lucie and Marie aim to build more cohesion in the University of Amsterdam through cross-faculty interactions and exchanges of ideas. For each…

Lucie Pressl and Marie GaebelJune 9, 2021

Science Society Spiegeloog 412: Happiness

Humbling Happiness

The feeling of happiness has a peculiar status in our culture. We all wish to maximise it, but at the same time, we don’t seem…

Bas van TolJune 9, 2021

Science Society Spiegeloog 412: Happiness

Paradoxical Pleasures

Do you find yourself seeking angst-filled poetry or sad songs? Do you ever find yourself chomping down spicy food while your mouth is burning and…

Nitya Shah and Magda MatetoviciJune 7, 2021

Science Society Spiegeloog 412: Happiness

SSRIs & oestrogen – Happiness hormones for the menstruating

In a research article from 1961, 386 convicted women were interviewed, and it was shown that 49% of them committed their crime during menstruation or…

Spiegeloog EditorsJune 4, 2021

Science Society Spiegeloog 412: Happiness

The Happiness Paradox of Information

Inspired by the phrases ‘ignorance is bliss, ‘Tis folly to be wise’, and my experiences with knowledge and wisdom, I attempted to seek an answer…

Lydia TianJune 2, 2021

Pandēmus Spiegeloog 412: Happiness

Pandemus: Here’s a free pass

Illustration by Chitra MohanlalThis issue is about happiness. When writing a column about the pandemic and happiness I have two easy options: either I could…

Quinty MarsMay 31, 2021

People Spiegeloog 412: Happiness What is it like?

What is it like? – Noa Reijerse

Noa Reijerse What is it like to be a Psychology student? Three questions for Noa Reijerse (bachelor, first year). What is the most useful thing…

Amelie JörgensenMay 28, 2021

Science Society Spiegeloog 412: Happiness

Quantifying Happiness

People want to be happy and to know how happy others are. To convey how happy we are, we have to define happiness and then…

Milena KaprálováMay 26, 2021

People Spiegeloog 412: Happiness The Corridor

The Corridor: What makes you happy?

For this issue of the Spiegeloog, instead of asking two psychology students about what makes them happy, I thought it would be nice to ask…

Laura SpringerMay 24, 2021

Books Spiegeloog 412: Happiness Tabula Rasa

Tabula Rasa: A Matter of Death and Life

Who suffers more, the one who stays, or the one who has to leave? A Matter of Death and Life is a bittersweet collaborative memoir…

Arda ErginMay 21, 2021

Camera Obscura Spiegeloog 412: Happiness

Camera Obscura: Headspace Guide to Meditation

Orange dots are floating around the screen. ‘Our lives are filled with distraction, filled with stimulation’, you hear the Headspace co-founder Andy Puddicombe saying. ‘Imagine…

Anne Sophie GiacobelloMay 19, 2021

Culture Spiegeloog 412: Happiness Words to Start

Words to Start: Love After Love by Derek Walcott

The time will come when, with elation you will greet yourself arriving at your own door, in your own mirror and each will smile at…

Anne Sophie GiacobelloMay 17, 2021