Do You Find Belonging in Groups or Communities?
Not all collections of people are created equal—and there's a reason why you might be more drawn to one than the other.
Your Happiness Calendar for July 2024
This month, help everyone feel like they belong.
Celebrating Juneteenth With Tools for Support, Understanding, and Solidarity
This Juneteenth, we're sharing resources that might move us all toward more fully claiming our humanity.
Encore: Why We Need Friends With Shared Interests (The Science of Happiness Podcast)
She's the world's leading animal behaviorist and an autism advocacy leader. Guest Temple Grandin shares what kind of support systems led her to…
Happiness Break: A Meditation on Pilina: Our Deep Interconnectedness, With Jo Qina’au
Pilina is an indigenous Hawaiian word, or concept, that describes our deep interconnectedness. Harvard clinical psychology fellow Jo Qina'au guides us…
Is There Anything Useful About Cancel Culture?
The practice of public shaming has been around for a long time—because, under the right conditions, it serves a purpose in a democracy.
Why Are Middle-Aged Americans So Lonely?
A new study shows that Americans in midlife are lonelier than previous generations and counterparts in other countries. What can we do to address…
Ten Lessons in Neighborliness From a Cohousing Community
Here's what Courtney E. Martin has learned from 10 years of living in an intentional community in Oakland, California.
Seven Ways to Find Your Purpose in Life
Having a meaningful, long-term goal is good for your well-being. Here’s how to find one.
Your Happiness Calendar for July 2024
This month, help everyone feel like they belong.
How to Find Your Purpose in Life
Are you struggling to discover your purpose? That may be because you feel isolated from other people. Here's how you can overcome that.
Do You Find Belonging in Groups or Communities?
Not all collections of people are created equal—and there's a reason why you might be more drawn to one than the other.
Happiness Break: How to Ground Yourself, With Yuria Celidwen
Connect to yourself and the land you stand on in under 10 minutes with this grounding practice led by Indigenous scholar Dr. Yuria Celidwen.
Four Ways Schools Can Support the Whole Child
Beyond just teaching academics, schools can foster students’ development in their relationships, identity, emotional skills, and overall well-being.
The Best Greater Good Articles of 2023
We round up the most-read and highly rated Greater Good articles from the past year.
How Diversity Makes Us Smarter
Being around people who are different from us makes us more creative, diligent, and hard-working.