Of course, blandishments about happiness meant little to enslaved persons or the Indigenous. And there were others—from people struggling at the margins to women trapped in abusive marriages—for whom ...
What does it mean to be “happy”? Our Declaration of Independence, an absolute banger of a foundational document, famously lists “the pursuit of happiness” as one of our three inalienable rights—the ...
Editor’s Note: Grace Ueng, founder of Savvy Growth, is a leadership coach, well-being expert, and sought-after speaker. The author of Happiness@Work, she teaches audiences worldwide how to elevate ...
America loves to talk about happiness. The word is everywhere, as is the search for its meaning. Gurus take to stages across ...
Researchers have a new explanation for why we experience the "happiness paradox"—a phenomenon wherein trying to make ourselves happier actually makes us less happy. Studies have documented the paradox ...
WHEN I gave a lecture with this title to the Fabian Society in London, during the most miserable period of the war, my very chairman began by protesting that happiness must not be pursued. There we ...
The California State Assembly's Committee on Happiness and Public Policy Outcomes, inspired by a blockbuster documentary, has had its first meeting. It was an event 11 years in the making. How happy ...
A new study finds that happiness and sex are tied together. But is there a difference between men and women? Source: Photo by Dainis Graveris on Unsplash Some people say happiness is a factor of ...