Live Happy iPhone App
February 7, 2010 by admin
Filed under Daily Dose
Sonja Lyubomirsky, professor of psychology at UC Riverside and author of the book “The How of Happiness,” has teamed up with Signal Patterns, developers of psychology-based Web and mobile applications, to create the new “Live Happy” iPhone application.
This application is the first of its’ kind and will guide users through a set of daily activities to boost short and long-term happiness, including:
- Goal setting/evaluating/tracking
- Expressing gratitude directly
- Keeping a gratitude journal
- Replaying happy days
- Keeping a savoring photo album
- Envisioning your best possible self
- Nurturing relationships
- Remembering acts of kindness
Prompts in the application will also allow users to measure their happiness on a regular basis, and will help identify which happiness strategies are right for them.
The application builds on traditional happiness programs that previously had been only found in books. With the iPhone’s capabilities to e-mail and text message, write notes, and take photos, the “Live Happy” app provides a comprehensive program that engages users on an interactive platform whenever and wherever they go.
I am so excited about this application as many stepfamily members CHOOSE to get stuck by dwelling on their negative pasts instead of moving forward. Lyubomirsky’s research suggests that happiness is a choice and this new app is a perfect way to get people to make a deliberate effort to choose happiness.
The app is available on the Apple App Store for the iPhone and the iPod Touch. A free version, which supports a limited number of activities, is also available for download. The paid version includes unlimited activities and the “Ask Sonja” feature that allows people to send questions to Lyubomirsky.
Sonja Lyubomirsky
Lyubomirsky has extensively studied and written about the psychology of enduring emotions - specifically, happiness and depression. She explores how exceptionally happy people view themselves and their worlds, and how that enables them to stay upbeat and, most important, how less happy individuals can learn such happiness-enhancing habits.
This story was first published here.
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