Are Your Hopes Too High for the New Year?
Some types of expectations can set you up for disappointment. Research suggests ways to stay optimistic but still realistic.
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How Much Control Do You Have Over Your Own Happiness?
Social conditions and inequality affect well-being. So, why do we keep insisting "happiness is a choice"?
How Pandemic Fatigue Made Us Antisocial
COVID-19 took a toll on our relationships. Understanding why might help us come back together.
Episode 64: Helping Kids Think About the Good
Sheltering-at-home with kids? These questions can help them, and us, focus on the good things in life.
How to Overcome Your Brain’s Fixation on Bad Things
A new book reveals how the negativity bias operates in our lives and what we can do about it.
Our Favorite Books of 2019
Greater Good’s editors pick the most thought-provoking, practical, and inspirational science books of the year.
How to Prime Your Mind for Optimism
We can shift our mindset toward more optimism and happiness.
Episode 41: A Better Way to Talk to Yourself
Her husband has been in prison for 23 years. Our Happiness Guinea Pig tries a new approach to stay strong while working to get him released.