Greater Good

Articles: Here’s How Grateful You Are

The results are in from the Greater Good gratitude quiz. Seems like you've been keeping a gratitude journal, haven't you?

Raising Happiness: Am I Really Going to Have to Ask You Again?

Nagging is a particular form of unhappiness—for everyone involved.

Raising Happiness: Is Your Spouse Enough for You?

Four things you can to do to find out

Articles: Smarts and Stamina

A new book provides 50 tips to help busy people improve their health, one step at a time.

Articles: Seven Tips for Fostering Generosity

It's a time of giving. But can we make giving a way of life, all year round?

Raising Happiness: Gratitude During The Holiday Season

Articles: Tips for Keeping a Gratitude Journal

Here's a way to be thankful all year long.

Videos and Podcasts: Why Gratitude Works

Rona and I talk about the science of gratitude, and why consciously practicing gratitude can boost our happiness so much.

Raising Happiness: A Surprisingly Simple Way to Feel Madly in Love

Love Potion No. 9: Gratitude in Relationships

Raising Happiness: Video: Teaching Gratitude

Articles: The Grateful Dead

Here's what happens when researchers make people visualize their own deaths.

Videos and Podcasts: How to Take in the Good

Rick Hanson explains how we can boost our positive emotions and positive experiences.

Articles: How to Trick Your Brain for Happiness

Rick Hanson explains how you can intentionally change your brain to create lasting happiness and well-being.

Videos and Podcasts: Understanding Neuroplasticity

Rick Hanson explains how we can use our minds to change our brains to change our minds for the better.

Videos and Podcasts: How to Change Your Brain

Rick Hanson explains how mindfulness meditation can strengthen our brains and help us focus our attention.