I’ve talked to a former chief of the F.B.I.’s Crisis Negotiation Unit about how to defuse tension during family holidays. Emergency-room doctors about how to avoid accidents. A neuroscientist who ...

What are two to three qualities about yourself that you are most proud of? How often do you feel you use these strengths in your work, relationships, or hobbies? When do you feel most like your ...

Even when life gives them plenty of stressful reasons not to be, people who stay exceptionally happy know it's about finding ...

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 ...

A new study finds people who habitually try to be happier also tend to have less willpower. Researchers have a new explanation for why we experience the "happiness paradox" -- a phenomenon wherein ...

At just 16, Michael Plant became interested in what people could do to maximize happiness, so he started studying philosophy. Two decades later, Plant, 36, is a global happiness researcher at the ...

When you think back and survey the broader landscape of your life, is there something you struggle with, or can’t do, that stops you from reaching your goals, fixing your relationships, making good ...

I wrote a book called “Happiness Is a Serious Problem” in 1998, which stressed two important insights. First, happiness isn’t to be awaited but must be pursued. Second, expectations are a major ...