Why Kind Workplaces Are More Successful
Research suggests that having leaders, managers, and employees who are generous and helpful can boost the bottom line.
Your Happiness Calendar for February 2025
This month, spread love in your corner of the world.
What If SEL Were About Making the World a Better Place?
To help solve the world's collective challenges, students need social-emotional learning programs that go beyond the individual.
Even One Year Olds Try to Help Others
A new study finds that the desire to be kind to those in need begins much younger than we think.
In Memory of Three Great Psychologists We Lost in 2024
Greater Good honors Frans de Waal, Daniel Kahneman, and Philip Zimbardo.
How an Altruistic Doctor Could Help You Stay Healthy
A new study finds that when doctors are focused on patients' needs over profits, patients save money and get better care.
How Kindness May Help Students Transition to College
A new study finds that students feel better in their first weeks of college the more they engage in kindness toward others.
Happiness Break: A Meditation on Becoming a Gift to Life
Our happiness is interconnected with the well-being of others, both people and the natural world. Step outside if you can, or imagine the outdoors…
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 Find Your Purpose in Life
Having a meaningful, long-term goal is good for your well-being. Here’s how to find one.
Your Happiness Calendar for February 2025
This month, spread love in your corner of the world.
Purpose in Life Quiz
Do you have a long-term goal that's meaningful to yourself and the world?
What’s the Real Reason People Become Homeless?
A new book looks at why so much homelessness exists in the U.S. and what we can do as a society to reclaim our humanity.
What If SEL Were About Making the World a Better Place?
To help solve the world's collective challenges, students need social-emotional learning programs that go beyond the individual.
Can Parenting Make You a Better Person?
Having children led Elissa Strauss to explore what it means to care, and whether we can expand the care we have for our kids to others.
Even One Year Olds Try to Help Others
A new study finds that the desire to be kind to those in need begins much younger than we think.