How to be happy is one of those notoriously difficult-to-answer questions - and it's seemingly on everyone's mind right now, with global searches of 'how to be happier' reaching an all-time high in ...

If your goal is to be happier in the year ahead, you might focus on your body rather than your mind. You can start right now by sitting up a little straighter. Then give a brief smile—even a fake one.

No one, not even the most optimistic person, is happy all the time. But there are a few things you can do to cultivate more moments of happiness in your daily life. Even if you don’t have kids or didn ...

When we think about work, we often think about stress, burnout, and overwhelm. And to some extent, that’s normal, says bestselling author and Harvard professor Arthur Brooks—work isn’t meant to be ...

If you’re seeking happiness, you may have heard that variety is the spice of life. Interesting data suggests it’s true. When you’re pursuing happiness or figuring out how to be happy, variety can ...

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

Working at a start-up can be stressful. Just ask Chade-Meng Tan, who as Google’s 107th employee, experienced the company back when it was a start-up instead of the behemoth it is today. Tan was an ...

In psychology, the good life is often conceptualized across three dimensions: the happy life, the meaningful life, and the psychologically rich life. A happy life brims with hedonic well-being, ...

Want to stay current with Arthur’s writing? Sign up to get an email every time a new column comes out. Satan is so absorbed in his misery that he doesn’t even notice the narrator and his guide when ...

Mornings can be rough for many people who tend to feel sleepy pretty regularly, which in turn makes them report feeling ...

Think back to yesterday. What did you do for lunch? If the answer is that you shoveled some food into your mouth alone at your desk or some rickety table or park bench somewhere, I have good and bad ...