Your Happiness Calendar for September 2021
This month, give support and get support.
How Small Moments of Empathy Affect Your Life
A new study suggests that everyday experiences of empathy contribute to our well-being and kind behavior toward others.
If Humans Evolved to Cooperate, Why Is Cooperation So Hard?
Psychologist Nichola Raihani explains why cooperation breaks down and how we can work together for a better world.
When Meditation Makes You Generous (and When It Doesn’t)
Mindfulness developed in a communal culture—so it might not have the same benefits for people who are more independent.
Does Practicing Gratitude Help Your Immune System?
New research suggests that gratitude plays an indirect role in improving our health.
What Helpful Rats Can Teach Us About Humanity
Rats prefer to help their own kind, and human brains may be wired the same way.
Your Happiness Calendar for August 2021
This month, make time for fun and rest.
Five Ways to Protect Your Emotional Health Post-COVID
You don’t need to pick up exactly where you left off. Use these tips to reflect on how you want your life to look.
Six Tips for Speaking Up Against Bad Behavior
Psychologist Catherine Sanderson explains how to be more courageous in speaking up about bad behavior, from offensive speech to harmful actions.
Your Happiness Calendar for September 2021
This month, give support and get support.
Your Happiness Calendar for August 2021
This month, make time for fun and rest.
What Can We Do Now?
While votes for the 2020 election are counted, our contributors weigh in on what we as individuals can do now to preserve our well-being and…
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.
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.
How to Build a Culture of Generosity at Work
Here are six practices to help your team ask for and give more help to each other.