Of all of the definitions of happiness, my favorite is from psychologist Tal Ben-Shahar, who defines happiness as “the overall experience of pleasure and meaning.” Neither “pleasure” nor “meaning” ...

Research suggests that being happier may help you avoid developing common chronic diseases. However, the benefits only seem ...

The concept of “happiness” may seem elusive. Or maybe we’re just going about cultivating it in the wrong way. “People tend to overestimate the impact that money, achievement, and physical possessions ...

Forget the massive life overhauls and toss the idea that you need to change everything once and for all. The truth is that small changes can offer big rewards. Recent research shows that "relatively ...

So you blame them for your problems. But you’re also to blame. Maybe you didn’t provide enough training. Maybe you didn’t build in enough of a buffer. Maybe you asked too much, too soon. Taking ...

Wouldn’t it be great if you could walk into a store and buy lifelong happiness? The idea’s not as fanciful as it sounds—as long as whatever you buy is meant for someone else. Two recent studies ...

According to Tal Ben-Shahar, happiness is a skill you can develop no matter how happy you currently are—a belief conveyed by the title of his new book, Happier. This is a more hopeful notion than, say ...

Are single women happier? As one woman discovered, being alone is definitely not the same as being lonely. On a recent bank holiday, with nothing pressing to do, I baked myself a cake—two cakes, ...

Many of us get to travel this summer, and this often means we get to experience the most awesome parts of our planet. Maybe we’ll spend time at a beautiful beach, maybe we’ll be in awe of nature’s ...