Between the hedonic and eudaimonic life, there's a happy medium to be found.
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Happiness is not a five-star holiday. It's often the result of struggle — and asking for help, as author Stephanie Harrison recently told Big Think.
Harvard has conducted an 85-year-long study on what makes humans happy. Psychiatrist Robert Waldinger explains what they found.
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Are fools happy and geniuses disorganized — or is that a mistaken stereotype?
Studies claiming to reveal strategies for feeling happy get a second look.
Impossible standards and poor self-understanding are making us miserable.
When science is a source of spirituality in people’s lives, they feel happy and engaged.
Pathologically busy people clamoring for happiness. Founder of HATCH Monica Parker explains how we can do so much better than that.
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Your brain isn’t wired for happiness — but you can change that, explains Yale scientist Laurie Santos.
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Do you think other people are happier than you?
Kahneman was a world-changing psychologist — even with his lesser known ideas on life satisfaction.
For Buddhists, the “Four Noble Truths” offer a path to lasting happiness.
From Taoism to hedonism, philosophers have devised all sorts of ways to live your best life.
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Positivity psychologist, lecturer and author Dr. Tal Ben-Shahar shares techniques on how to unlock happiness at work.
Knowing your key strengths can make you happy in anything you do. Here’s how to identify them.
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Finding it at all was a happy accident. Examining it further may help unlock the secrets hiding within the earliest galaxies of all.
When you own your career, work becomes more than a means to an end — it becomes a vehicle for growth and happiness.
The utilitarian “greatest happiness principle” has remained popular for two centuries — is it time for a rethink?
Philosopher Slavoj Žižek argues that we often don't truly want to obtain what we think we desire.
Some of the world's most satisfied societies are poor, small, and remote.
Individuals and organizations can maintain a strong and enduring identity by repeatedly remaking themselves.
Wealthier in resources; poorer in time.
These money experts say you can buy happiness. There are some red flags to look out for, though.
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Some experiences continue to pay dividends time and time again.
Denmark's 10 Jante Laws are grim, and yet they bring so much happiness.
How can you maximize the amount of love and happiness in your life? One of history's greatest scientists found the answer: with math.
To be happy, you have to become antifragile first. Harvard’s Tal Ben-Shahar explains.
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Hustle culture is part of our DNA — but it’s making us unhappy. Yale psychologist Laurie Santos explains how to escape your inner drill sergeant and find peace in imperfection.
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