At the start of 2025, Sam Maglio, PhD, a professor of marketing and psychology at the University of Toronto Scarborough, made a resolution that he felt could defeat the so-called happiness paradox. He ...

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 ...

'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 ...

“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.

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 ...

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 ...