Train Your Brain to Be Kinder
Boost your kindness by sending kind thoughts to someone you love—and to someone you don't get along with—with a little guidance from…
Our Best Education Articles of 2019
Readers and editors pick the most interesting and insightful articles from the past year about teaching, learning, and the keys to well-being…
Can Mindfulness Help When You’re Depressed?
A new book explores how different mindfulness practices can change our relationship with depression.
Episode 56: How to Make Time for Happiness
Her New Year's resolution was to have more joyful and fulfilling experiences in her daily life. Our guest tried a practice to help make that happen.
The Best Greater Good Articles of 2019
We round up the most-read Greater Good articles from the past year—and our editors pick the best of the rest.
The Top 10 Insights from the “Science of a Meaningful Life” in 2019
Our team names the most provocative and influential findings published during this past year.
Episode 55: How to Get Your Senses Tingling
There are millions of YouTube channels with people crinkling bubble wrap or whispering about folding laundry. Our guest talks about why…
Our Favorite Books for Educators in 2019
Greater Good’s editors pick the most inspiring and informative education books.
The Best Greater Good Articles of 2019
We round up the most-read Greater Good articles from the past year—and our editors pick the best of the rest.
Episode 56: How to Make Time for Happiness
Her New Year's resolution was to have more joyful and fulfilling experiences in her daily life. Our guest tried a practice to help make that happen.
Our Favorite Books for Educators in 2019
Greater Good’s editors pick the most inspiring and informative education books.
Can Mindfulness Help When You’re Depressed?
A new book explores how different mindfulness practices can change our relationship with depression.
Episode 54: How to Be Less Hard on Yourself
Do you beat yourself up over every mistake? A high school senior tries to be kinder to himself during an especially stressful time.
The Mindfulness Skill That Is Crucial for Stress
A new study suggests that practicing acceptance helps reduce our stress more than simple mindful awareness.
What Focusing on the Breath Does to Your Brain
Different breathing patterns activate our brain networks related to mood, attention, and body awareness, a new study suggests.
Your Happiness Calendar for November 2019
This November, find the bright side and mediate on gratitude