What Happens When Old and Young Connect
When older and younger people form meaningful relationships, it improves both groups’ well-being.
Why Is Nature So Good for Your Mental Health?
A new study suggests that nature may make us happier and healthier because it inspires awe.
Seven Ways to Feel More in Control of Your Life
Developing greater agency can help you make important life decisions and feel less overwhelmed, stuck, and lost.
Episode 40: What to Do When You Feel Like a Failure
The loss of a job, the pain of a breakup -- it's easy to get down on ourselves when things aren't going well. Find out how our Happiness…
Why Governments Should Care More about Happiness
Pioneering psychologist Ed Diener explains how policymakers can facilitate the pursuit of happiness.
Episode 39: Delight in the Unexpected
A high-five from a stranger, a hummingbird on a busy city street. Poet Ross Gay shares his own happiness practice: savoring the everyday…
What Happens When We Seek Status Instead of Goodness?
The college-admissions scandal reveals how far we're willing to go in seeking status—but there's a healthier alternative.
Does the Warm Glow of Giving Ever Get Old?
New research suggests that spending money on ourselves gets old fast, but not spending money on others.
Why You Should Prioritize Meaning in Your Everyday Life
Can simple, everyday actions make life more meaningful?
Thirteen Films That Highlight the Best in Humanity
It’s time for the Greater Goodies, honoring movies from the past year that exemplify human strengths and virtues.
Seven Ways to Feel More in Control of Your Life
Developing greater agency can help you make important life decisions and feel less overwhelmed, stuck, and lost.
World Happiness Report Finds That People Are Feeling Worse
Negative emotions are rising around the world, and the United States is struggling.
Why Is Nature So Good for Your Mental Health?
A new study suggests that nature may make us happier and healthier because it inspires awe.
How to Take SEL to the Next Level at Your School
A new report on social-emotional learning offers hopeful next steps for the future of education.
Your Happiness Calendar for March 2019
Give compliments, catch some flicks, and jot down three good things this month.
Your Happiness Calendar for April 2019
Discover our podcast this month!