Happiness isn’t a finish line. Learn what science says actually builds well-being and how small, practical shifts can make a ...

Happiness is defined differently depending on who you ask. Some people define happiness as a positive emotional experience. Others define happiness as having two parts called hedonia (pleasure) and ...

Regardless of how we define happiness and how we pursue it, individuals and a society are hurt when individual responsibility ...

When I read that my hometown topped the list of happiest cities in the country — for a second year in a row, no less — I snorted into my morning coffee. Not to diss Miami, but surely, there was some ...

More than 20 years ago, Pamela Gail Johnson — a life and leadership coach — began digging into a question that was gnawing at her: Why are people largely so unhappy? She fully understood why people ...

Recently I noticed a young man at my church struggling with a very unhappy newborn. He wore a fashionable white sweater now stained with spit-up. Many in our culture might look upon this scene with ...

Is there a key to happiness? It's among humanity's biggest questions and one that we still don't fully know the answer to. While scientists are getting closer to pinpointing certain factors that may ...

Happiness comes in all shapes and sizes, but I argue that it's most found in the little things. If you think about the moments that truly bring you joy, they're probably not the most exciting times.

Most of us want to be happy, but how? I wish there was a magic spell or an easy solution that would ensure happiness, but there isn't. Part of the problem lies in the way we define happiness. Instead ...

Author Tal Ben-Shahar’s new book “Happiness Studies” introduces a new interdisciplinary field of study dedicated to exploring happiness. Now, Ben-Shahar is working to create a masters degree program ...