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.
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…
Happiness Break: 5 Minutes of Gratitude
Not sure how to start practicing gratitude? Psychologist Dacher Keltner guides you through a practice that can help you see the good things…
The Emerging Science of ASMR (Encore: The Science of Happiness podcast)
There are millions of YouTube videos with people crinkling bubble wrap or whispering about folding laundry. Our guest talks about why…
Two Counterintuitive Ways to Stop Procrastinating
Instead of continuing to beat your head against the procrastination wall, how about trying something new?
Happiness Break: Making Space for You
Consider what you want to make space for in your life in this 6-minute contemplation guided by Alex Elle.
An Unexpected Side Effect of Daylight Saving Time: Less Generosity
A new study finds that after a bad night's sleep, we're less kind to others.
How Anxiety Hides in Your Habits
Before you try any tips to reduce anxiety, you have to understand your own anxiety routines, a new book argues.
Four Surprising Ways to Get a Better Night’s Sleep
Research suggests that practicing gratitude, forgiveness, mindfulness, and self-compassion may improve our sleep during stressful times.
Our Favorite Books of 2020
Greater Good’s editors pick the most thought-provoking, practical, and inspirational science books of the year.
Is Your Brain Foggy? Here Are Five Ways to Clear It
Studies are finding that isolation, stress, and uncertainty can cause forgetfulness and disorganization. Here’s what to do about it.
Four Ways to Stop Imagining the Worst Will Happen
If you have a tendency to worry about worst-case scenarios, it's possible to get your brain on a different track.
Two Counterintuitive Ways to Stop Procrastinating
Instead of continuing to beat your head against the procrastination wall, how about trying something new?
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.
Six Habits of Highly Empathic People
We can cultivate empathy throughout our lives, says Roman Krznaric—and use it as a radical force for social transformation.