Medical professionals aren’t exactly sure why an optimistic outcome leads to greater longevity. But when it comes to greater ...

When you don’t honor your needs first, you run the risk of letting someone else walk all over you. Selling yourself out risks both your respect for yourself, and this is a slippery slope. People don’t ...

Whether you lead a solitary life or are simply feeling lonely, figuring out how to be happy alone goes a long way toward bolstering mental health. Even though everyone gets lonely sometimes, learning ...

At just 16, Michael Plant became interested in what people could do to maximize happiness, so he started studying philosophy. Two decades later, Plant, 36, is a global happiness researcher at the ...

Happiness. A sense of peace and contentment. It's what we all want, right? Why does it seem so hard to get there and stay there? It must take extraordinary circumstances, or effort, right? It must ...

Last week I went to my friend’s new house for dinner. It was the first time I’d seen the home she has spent the past year renovating and she was bursting with excitement as she ushered me through the ...

Think you can't be happy because you don't have the company of a man? Well, in 2025, let me tell you, you're mistaken! There are countless ways to find satisfaction and joy without relying on anyone ...

Joshua Forstenzer's work receives funding from the Yale Center for Faith and Culture as part of its Templeton-funded Life Worth Living project (https://lifeworthliving.yale.edu/). He is also a ...