It feels so good to be happy — when everything in life is going right, you’re laughing with friends, embracing a loved one or savoring success. But happiness is elusive for many people. There’s been a ...

After 40, happiness stops being about chasing more and starts coming down to a few simple, intentional choices. These six ...

Sometimes, ideas become accepted knowledge even though they are not based in fact. Prime examples are that the only human-made object that can be seen from space is the Great Wall of China, that ...

Asked what they want out of life, most people answer love, health, and happiness. But what is happiness? Is there a guaranteed path to happiness? Is it wealth? Recognition? Interestingly, even though ...

True happiness doesn't come from controlling everything around you — it comes from mastering what you give your energy to.

Victor Frankl was an Austrian psychiatrist who spent much of World War II in concentration camps, where he lost most of his family to illness and murder. Yet, somehow, he kept his humanity and later ...

We used to have a very different understanding of what it means to live well. Credit...By Joanne Joo Supported by By Kwame Anthony Appiah Kwame Anthony Appiah is The New York Times Magazine’s Ethicist ...

LAST week, readers of this column were oriented with the meaning of happiness, signs, types, and impact of happiness, as provided by Kendra Cherry (2024). Likewise, part 1 of the article, "Perfect ...

Are you wondering why you are not manifesting your happiness successfully? Sometimes, we can subconsciously create obstacles to our own happiness and getting what we want in life. When manifesting, it ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am the President of Diversified, a CFP and author. The Beatles once said that money can’t buy you love, but money also can’t buy ...

What makes you happy? Is it spending time with family and friends? That cup of coffee in the morning? Or maybe watching your favorite team crush the competition? While any of those may momentarily ...

There’s no shortage of emotionally draining news these days — whether it be an abundance of layoffs or more evidence for rising rates of burnout. But as we enter Mental Health Awareness Month this May ...