How to Prime Your Mind for Optimism
We can shift our mindset toward more optimism and happiness.
Is It Better to Be a Specialist or a Generalist?
A new book explains how finding your niche too early may hinder your success in life.
Why Do We Think Money Buys Happiness?
A bank error sent a Pennsylvania couple on a spending spree. What does their case reveal about the bad and good in humanity?
How to Help Your Child’s Compassion Grow
Parents can encourage their kids to practice kindness and caring toward themselves and others
What Is the Best Diet for Mental Health?
New research is exploring the connection between the foods we eat and our feelings of depression, anxiety, and happiness.
Can Concern for Victims Increase Our Urge to Punish?
A recent study suggests that instructing people to empathize with a victim can increase the desire to punish wrongdoers.
How to Become a Scientist of Your Own Emotions

A Q&A with researcher Marc Brackett about how to cultivate emotional intelligence in ourselves and our kids.
How to Help Your Kids Understand Forgiveness
Instead of retaliating, our kids can learn to find peace by making the choice to forgive.
What Is the Best Diet for Mental Health?
New research is exploring the connection between the foods we eat and our feelings of depression, anxiety, and happiness.
Three Emerging Insights About Happiness
Researchers are exploring how our everyday thoughts and feelings contribute to our well-being.
Does a Meaningful Job Need to Burn You Out?
It's a gift when work is so meaningful that you'd do it for free. And that's also a problem.
When Are You Most Likely to Catch Other People’s Emotions?
Researchers discovered an important factor that influences how contagious emotions are.
How Your Relationships Can Bring Out the Best in You
Here are six things you can do in your relationships to support your growth.
Five Tips for Women Who Have Trouble Sleeping
Women tend to have more sleep problems than men, but there are ways to get a better night's rest.
What Kind of Emotions Do Animals Feel?
A new book by primatologist Frans de Waal suggests that animal and human emotions are more similar than we think.
Five Ways for Workplaces to Support Employee Happiness
The latest research on well-being at work can help your organization thrive.