Here's his site: http://www.talbenshahar.com/

Yes, it's pretty sickening stuff... here's a quote from his site:

"Tal Ben-Shahar is an author and lecturer. He taught the largest course at Harvard on "Positive Psychology" and the third largest on "The Psychology of Leadership"--with a total of over 1,400 students. He currently teaches at the Interdisciplinary Center, Herzliya, where he co-founded The Institute for Positive Psychology in Education.

Tal consults and lectures around the world to executives in multi-national corporation, the general public, and at-risk populations. Topics include happiness, self-esteem, resilience, goal setting, mindfulness, and leadership.

An avid sportsman, Tal won the U.S. Intercollegiate and Israeli National squash championships. He obtained his PhD in Organizational Behavior and BA in Philosophy and Psychology from Harvard."

Herzliya, huh? That is indeed the same Herzliya where Mossad has its HQ. Here's his wikipedia entry:

"Tal Ben-Shahar
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Tal Ben-Shahar (Hebrew: ?? ??-????, also known as Tal David Ben-Shachar) is a freelance speaker and writer.

He is on the faculty of the Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) in Herzliya, Israel. In the past, he was a non-tenured lecturer at in the Psychology Department of Harvard University, where he holds a Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior. His dissertation, completed in 2004, is titled "Restoring Self-Esteem's Self-Esteem: The Constructs of Dependent and Independent Competence and Worth."[1] Additionally, he also holds a Bachelor of Arts (BA) from Harvard in Philosophy and Psychology. His undergraduate thesis, completed in 1996, is titled "Honesty Pays: Bridging the Gap Between Moral Theory and Practice."[2]

Ben-Shahar is a veteran of the Israeli Defense Forces[3] and is the Scholar-in-Residence at the The David Project,[4] a non-profit, educational organization on Israel.

In 2006, he taught a course at Harvard entitled "Positive Psychology." 855 students enrolled in the class, making it the the most popular class of the spring semester.[5]

Ben-Shahar has published several books:

Happier: Learn the Secrets to Daily Joy and Lasting Fulfillment (2007)
The Question of Happiness: On Finding Meaning, Pleasure, and the Ultimate Currency (2002)
A Clash of Values: The Struggle for Universal Freedom (2002)
Heaven Can Wait: Conversations With Bonny Hicks (1998)
Ben-Shahar appeared on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart on August 9, 2007."

Now, I hyperlinked that one he wrote right after 9/11 to the google books version where you can read most of his screed--but here's the product description from Amazon:

"Product Description
What is the conflict between Islamic fundamentalism and the free world really about? Can terrorism be defeated? How is Israel’s war in the Middle East related to the global war against the terrorists? In A Clash of Values, Tal Ben-Shahar confronts some of the most difficult and critical questions we must face in a post-September 11th world. Drawing on historical facts and essential philosophical truths—from the cause of the refugee problem to the nature of rationality—Ben-Shahar’s principled and pragmatic approach makes sense of a situation that often seems senseless."

And here are some of the many media plugs he got while he was teaching (as an untenured lecturer, not a prof, my bad) at Harvard:

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/05/31/earlyshow/contributors/melinda...

http://www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/content/aug2008/gb20080820_939323....

http://harvardmagazine.com/2007/01/the-science-of-happiness.html

http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2006/03/10/harvards_crowded_co...

http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-august-9-2007/tal-ben-shahar

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5295168

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/30/business/30offline.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/07/magazine/07happiness.t.html

Those are just a few mainstream plugs--the Harvard Crimson, of course, was full of them: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=tal+ben+shahar+site%3Athecrimson.co...

So I'm not saying, you know... Just saying...  Hmmmm.