When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Is there a key to happiness? It's among humanity's biggest questions and one that we still don't ...

Did you know that happiness skills can be taught? According to research by psychologist Sonia Lyubomirsky in her book The How of Happiness, while about 60% of happiness is a product of genetics or ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Tracy Brower writes about joy, community and the future of work. Contrary to popular belief, happiness is anything but fluffy.

After tracking lives for more than eight decades, researchers reached a surprisingly simple conclusion: happiness isn't built ...

“How to Build a Life” is a weekly column by Arthur Brooks, tackling questions of meaning and happiness. Click here to listen to his podcast series on all things happiness, How to Build a Happy Life.

Happiness. Picture what arises as you envision feeling happy. Do you find the corners of your mouth turning upward into a smile as you remember an uplifting, bright moment? Or maybe sadness descends ...

Is your happiness a choice, as so many positive psychologists, coaches, classes, books, memes, and coffee mugs say? Are your feelings of joy, contentment, and purpose really under your control? Is ...

'Pursuit of Happiness' by Jeffrey Rosen. On the right, Rosen at the First Amendment Summit. (Photo of Rosen by Cory Sharber/WHYY) From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what ...

There’s a roadblock to success and happiness, and it might be your own attitude. As hard as that is to admit, it makes sense. Happiness is out there in the world and available, and it is not related ...

African American history does not provide a great vantage point on the history of human flourishing. Instead, it is one of the most depressing subfields in American history—second perhaps only to ...