Search Results

Between the hedonic and eudaimonic life, there’s a happy medium to be found.

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.

“If we’re to be happy at all, it has to be found outside of this notion of pleasure. We have to step beyond hedonia. But the problem is that we risk going too far.”

Harvard has conducted an 85-year-long study on what makes humans happy. Psychiatrist Robert Waldinger explains what they found.

“Happiness is NOT about feelings.” Harvard happiness expert Arthur Brooks debunks the biggest myths about humanity’s most sought-after state, and explains how to actually get it.

We must get happiness right — even when the world around us gets it wrong.

The philosopher Skye C. Cleary explores what being authentically happy looks like in a world where so many can’t be.

“Not only does Mother Nature not care about your happiness, she knows that we need lots of negative emotions to keep us alive.” Harvard happiness professor on why suffering IS necessary:

The Gallup World Poll reveals regional peaks and valleys of happiness across all of the continents.

Studies claiming to reveal strategies for feeling happy get a second look.

Are fools happy and geniuses disorganized — or is that a mistaken stereotype?

Pathologically busy people clamoring for happiness. Founder of HATCH Monica Parker explains how we can do so much better than that.

Taco Thursdays and free yoga have their limits — for lasting workplace happiness leaders need to think about purpose.

Achieving values and pursuing growth is the real secret to a fulfilled life.

We spend over a third of our lives at work, yet the global workplace is often not a happy place. The solution may lie with our feelings of attachment.

Kahneman was a world-changing psychologist — even with his lesser known ideas on life satisfaction.

No matter your company role, the road to a happy and robust team culture can be built on unconditional regard for others.

From Taoism to hedonism, philosophers have devised all sorts of ways to live your best life.

“Say what you want to say, and not what you feel.” Harvard happiness professor explains ‘metacognition’ techniques so you can grow your emotional intelligence:

When science is a source of spirituality in people’s lives, they feel happy and engaged.

Impossible standards and poor self-understanding are making us miserable.

Your brain isn’t wired for happiness — but you can change that, explains Yale scientist Laurie Santos.

Some of the world’s most satisfied societies are poor, small, and remote.

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. 

Cal Newport explains how you and your teams can accomplish more while improving quality and supercharging workplace morale.

Executive advisor Tiffani Bova wants leaders to value their employees as much as their customers.

Do you think other people are happier than you?

Knowing your key strengths can make you happy in anything you do. Here’s how to identify them.

Individuals and organizations can maintain a strong and enduring identity by repeatedly remaking themselves.