How Luck and Chance Shape Your Life
A new book shows us how embracing randomness makes for a better life and a better world.
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Why Our Definition of Poverty Matters
A new study finds that different ways of measuring poverty lead to very different conclusions about who should receive aid.
Your Happiness Calendar for March 2024
This month, be a force for good.
Will the Workweek Ever Get Shorter?
Why don't you have enough free time? A historian looks at how work and leisure time have changed over the past century.
Which Is Better for Your Mental Health: The City or the Country?
Here are three ways that the place you live may affect your mood and mental well-being.
Our Favorite Parenting Books of 2023
Greater Good picks our favorite books to help parents and their kids nurture love, connection, and resilience.
Why Achievement Culture Has Become So Toxic
The incessant pressure to perform takes a toll on children’s mental health—but there are other ways to help them find their sense of worth.
Why Midlife Is So Hard—Especially Now
The modern midlife crisis comes from the stresses of caregiving for both children and parents, while facing financial struggles.