The Best Greater Good Articles of 2024
We round up the most-read and highly rated Greater Good articles from the past year.
Your Happiness Calendar for January 2025
This month, start the year with kindness.
Five Ways to Be More Vulnerable and Authentic
It can feel risky to share our true selves with others, but it can also bring us more connection, success, and happiness in life.
Feeling Appreciated at Home Affects Our Work Life
A new study finds that leaders who reflect on gratitude they receive at home are more supportive and helpful to their employees.
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 Self-Compassion Can Help You Deal With Stress
According to new research, self-compassion may help people use more effective coping strategies and in turn feel better.
Why Play at Work Can Inspire Employees to Take Risks
A new study shows how spontaneous, silly, group-based play can increase psychological safety in diverse work teams.
Black Workers Are Healthier in More Diverse Workplaces
A new study finds that Black workers are less likely to die from heart problems if they have more Black coworkers.
Your Happiness Calendar for January 2025
This month, start the year with kindness.
Five Ways to Protect Yourself From Stress and Work Overload
A new book says we can build a kind of immunity to burnout, so we're less likely to suffer at work.
The Best Greater Good Articles of 2024
We round up the most-read and highly rated Greater Good articles from the past year.
How Self-Compassion Can Help You Deal With Stress
According to new research, self-compassion may help people use more effective coping strategies and in turn feel better.
Five Ways to Tap Into Other People’s Wisdom
Getting other people to share their thoughts, feelings, and perspectives with you will help you learn, grow, and become a better person.
Five Ways to Be More Vulnerable and Authentic
It can feel risky to share our true selves with others, but it can also bring us more connection, success, and happiness in life.
The Four Freedoms We Want at Work
Thinking about the freedoms people have at work can help address diversity, equity, and inclusion concerns as well as employee well-being.
Seven Ways to Be an Emotionally Intelligent Leader
Emotional intelligence skills can improve your well-being and help you be a better leader.