The Conversation
What Day of the Dead tells us about the Aztec philosophy of happiness
For the Aztecs, then, a happy life is achieved through balance. Individually, this means balancing one’s …
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The Atlantic
A College Degree Is No Guarantee of a Good Life
Higher education is often described as an investment. But it’s still unclear if it pays off in happiness.
Happiness LearningMatt Mochary
Remote happiness, how to create it
In this remote world, many people are feeling disconnected which in turn leads to sadness, often intense sadness (ie- …
Happiness Remote WorkThe Conversation
Money buys even more happiness than it used to
While the old adage says that money can’t buy happiness, several studies have determined that the more your income …
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University of Oxford
How to life a happy life
‘If you look at what people actually do to be happier, it seems nearly everyone tries to change the external facts: we …
HappinessNat Eliason
Making Money, Making Happiness
Having money is unlikely to make you happy. But earning money can make you very happy. Depending on how you get it.
HappinessThe Guardian
The empty promises of Marie Kondo and the craze for minimalism
From the ‘KonMari method’ to Apple’s barely-there design philosophy, we are forever being urged to …
Happiness MinimalismHarvard Business Review
Harvard's Arthur C. Brooks on the Secrets to Happiness at Work
To the strivers and workaholics out there, bestselling author and Harvard professor Arthur C. Brooks has a message for you: …
Happiness WorkDynomight
Nobody optimizes happiness
Everyone I know is scheming for the future. They’ve got big goals and get up every day and work like mad to try to …
HappinessStudy Hacks Blog
Taking a Break from Social Media Makes you Happier and Less Anxious
But given the simple study design and the clear effects it revealed, the message here seems to be clear: social media hurts …
HappinessUniversity of Cambridge
One in three young people say they felt happier during lockdown
One in three young people say their mental health and wellbeing improved during COVID-19 lockdown measures, with potential …
HappinessHacker News
How to optimize your career for happiness?
I thought I had a pretty good work-life balance but lately, I’ve been through health issues and every single …
Career HappinessWorld Happiness Report
The World Happiness Report 2021
The World Happiness Report 2021 focuses on the effects of COVID-19 and how people all over the world have fared. Our aim was …
HappinessThe Atlantic
Different Cultures Define Happiness Differently
Well-being is far from universal. Here are four models to help you understand the world—and your own mind.
HappinessSlate Magazine
The Grim Secret of Nordic Happiness
It’s not hygge, the welfare state, or drinking. It’s reasonable expectations.
HappinessHacker News
What was the biggest contributor to your happiness in the past year?
For me it was running. Went from couch potato to regular runner for whom HMs don’t need any planning. Running always …
HappinessThe Guardian
Blue spaces: why time spent near water is the secret of happiness
Coastal environments have been shown to improve our health, body and mind. So should doctors start issuing nature-based …
HappinessWIRED
Scandinavia's reign as the happiest place on Earth is ending
For nearly 100 years policymakers and progressives have looked to Scandinavian countries as model nations, but despite their …
HappinessNPR
Want To Feel Happier Today? Try Talking To A Stranger
Many of us tend to do just about anything to avoid conversation or even eye contact with strangers. And smartphones make it …
HappinessThe Conversation
Why I quit my day job researching happiness and started cycling to Bhutan
I’d had enough. It was October 2017, and I’d been wondering what the point of my job was for far too long, and …
HappinessHuman Parts
Being Happy Is Hard Work
I’ve always had a tendency to focus on the negative — I’m trying to change that.
HappinessThe New York Times
What Swimming Taught Me About Happiness
We all wanted to swim faster and the more hysterically we tried, the more speed escaped us. The same goes for happiness. …
HappinessThe Guardian
'It's a superpower': how walking makes us healthier, happier and brainier
Neuroscientist Shane O’Mara believes that plenty of regular walking unlocks the cognitive powers of the brain like …
Happiness HealthOur World in Data
Are we happier when we spend more time with others?
The main result, he concluded, is that social connections are one of the most important factors for people’s happiness …
HappinessBloomberg
What We Want Doesn't Always Make Us Happy
A basic principle of economics keeps getting turned on its head.
HappinessTracking Happiness
Can Money Buy Happiness? [In-depth Analysis]
I have analyzed over 150 weeks of compiled personal data to answer one of the most frequently asked questions of all time: …
HappinessTracking Happiness
The Effect Of Sleep On Happiness [Complete Analysis]
Sleep is becoming more important to me as I’m getting older. In this unique analysis, I have tried to quantify the …
HappinessNautilus
Can You Overdose on Happiness?
Questions of pleasure and desire go right to the core of what being a human in the world is all about.
HappinessQuartz
How much money do people need to be happy?
Take three people. All are unmarried, 33-year-old women who live in the United States. One makes an annual salary of $40,000, …
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How to Be Happier in 2018
When I reflected on my 2017 — what went well and what didn’t — my main takeaway was this: certain activities and …
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