Do self-controlled people resist pleasure—or just crave meaning more? New research reveals how your preference may shape your ...

Think financial freedom will make you happy? The FIRE movement gets three big things wrong about money and fulfillment—here’s ...

Happiness as a skill makes a lot more sense. Instead of it being a win-lose, a skill is something you can apply at any time.

Meik Wiking has been called “ probably the world’s happiest man ” — and for good reason. As chief executive officer of the ...

Growing older has its perks: more life experience, fewer insecurities (hopefully!), and a sense that you’ve done ...

Ultimately, happiness is a fluctuating experience shaped by our perceptions, social context, and personal growth. While age ...

Most people will go to great lengths to feel more happiness. Seventy-eight percent of participants in a 2022 survey said they'd even pay a premium for true happiness if it were possible ...

But the reality is as time goes on, many couples will find the passion and happiness that brought them together starts to die out. Some couples will learn to overcome this and get their passion ...

How did Israel place eighth in the 2025 World Happiness Report?The post Against all odds: The psychology behind Israelis’ happiness appeared first on JNS.org.

Raising kids is a tough job. And when it comes to setting them up for success and happiness, it’s not just about what you say, but how you behave. Psychology offers interesting insights into the ...

professor of social psychology at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia and an editor of the World Happiness Report.There is evidence that doing nice things helps both the recipient and the ...