Happiness Break: Tune Into Your Body
Happiness isn't only in your head — your body is important, too. This week, we're led in a short Japanese calisthenics practice called Radio Taiso.
Your Happiness & Awe Calendar for December 2022
This month, find moments of awe.
What We’re Learning From Campus Leaders About How to Bridge Differences
Learning and exchanging ideas in community can help higher education leaders fight polarization—and so make colleges more inclusive and welcoming.
Six Self-Care Practices for School Leaders
Proactively making a habit of self-care can help principals prevent burnout and protect their well-being.
What Stories Do Teens Want to See in Movies and TV?
A new survey finds that teens are interested in hopeful, uplifting content and diverse stories in the entertainment they watch.
How to Practice Gratitude When You’re Not Feeling Thankful (The Science of Happiness podcast)
One way to feel more thankful for things is to imagine life without them. Our guest tries a practice for seeing the bright side, even when…
Can the Indigenous Worldview Build a Better Future?
We talk with researchers Wahinkpe Topa and Darcia Narvaez about their new book, Restoring the Kinship Worldview .
Six New Studies That Can Help You Rediscover Gratitude
This November, here is some new research that might help you practice gratitude and feel happier in life.
Five Ways to Feel Like You’re Doing Enough
Here are some strategies to reduce self-criticism and feel more productive.
Two Counterintuitive Ways to Stop Procrastinating
Instead of continuing to beat your head against the procrastination wall, how about trying something new?
Why Is Self-Compassion So Hard for Some People?
There's a different way to practice self-compassion if the typical reflective exercises don't work so well for you.
How to Stop Overthinking Your Relationship
Ruminating about your relationship isn't a healthy way to solve any problems—and it may be a way to avoid your real feelings.
When You Feel Jealous, Think About Cultivating “Compersion”
New research on empathic joy points the way to closer intimate relationships.
How to Spend Your Time on What Matters Most
A new book by Cassie Holmes provides ideas for how to fill our days with happier, more meaningful moments.
Four Ways to Cool Down Your Defensiveness
Our brains make us naturally defensive, but there are steps we can take to cultivate more humility.
How to Get Comfortable With Uncertainty and Change
When life is uncertain, our usual responses and coping strategies might not always work. The practice of mental agility can help us be resilient.