But what a good life looks like and how to create it have been existential questions pondered for millennia by philosophers, some of whom have offered abstract or difficult-to-obtain perspectives on ...

A recent study suggests that “happiness maximization,” when people idealize attaining maximum levels of happiness, is more ...

Many people don’t realize the privileges they take for granted in their adult routines, because they’ve grown up in the same situation for their entire lives. As a study from the Personality and ...

The bromide has it that a liberal is a person who won’t take his own side in an argument. To this we might add a corollary: there is a certain kind of conservative pundit who has never really had a ...

Any useful life skill can be considered a life skill. For most people, these skills include tying shoelaces, swimming, driving a car, and using a computer. However, everyone will potentially have a ...

What makes a good life? For decades, psychologists have debated whether true fulfillment comes from happiness—a life of comfort and joy—or meaning—a life of purpose and impact. But what if there's a ...

New research suggests that psychological richness—a life of perspective-changing experiences—may matter just as much as happiness or meaning. For centuries, scholars and scientists have defined the ...

Is there a secret to living a better and happier life? In The Good Life: Lessons from the World’s Longest Scientific Study of Happiness, Robert Waldinger, M.D., and Marc Schultz, Ph.D., co-directors ...