Your Happiness Calendar for December 2021
This month, lift your spirits with kindness and love.
How Love and Connection Exist in Micro-Moments
Barbara Fredrickson explains how shared positive emotions make us happier, healthier, and more connected.
Episode 105: Why We Give Thanks
Thank you. Gracias. Merci. Every language has a word for gratitude. But why do we feel it? How can we experience more of it? We revisit some…
Why Sad Songs Make You Feel Good
We listen to sad music when we want to reflect, belong, or experience beauty or nostalgia.
Episode 104: Do You Feel Pressed for Time?
What happens when we share our time? Our guest, chef and author Bryant Terry, pauses to be present with the ones who matter most.
Stressed Out by the News? How a Short Meditation Can Help
According to new research, training in mindfulness may mitigate the impact of reading stressful news stories.
Episode 103: Why You Should Make Small Goals
Comedian Paula Poundstone tries to take on a messy and daunting task, one small step at a time.
Why Your Teen Should Replace Screen Time With Green Time
A large new study looks at how much exercise and screen time teens get and how it relates to their mental health.
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.
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.
How Gratitude Changes You and Your Brain
New research is starting to explore how gratitude works to improve our mental health.
Seven Ways to Help Someone with Anxiety
Knowing how anxiety works can help you to better support loved ones without inadvertently making their anxiety worse.
Episode 95: How to Enjoy Life More With Michael Pollan
Bestselling author Michael Pollan tries to get more out of life by temporarily giving up one of his pleasures.