(iStock) Guest column by Jacqueline Nesi As a clinical psychologist and researcher, I love learning about the science of happiness. Nothing brings me happiness like studies about well-being ...

On our quest to find happiness, we often encounter the following scenario: We feel like happiness is something to be acquired at some future point, when the circumstances are better aligned.

Below, mental health professionals share the thought patterns, limiting behaviors and beliefs that affect your happiness and fulfillment most, plus their best advice for combating the negativity. “I ...

The risk in believing in God is being wrong, but the risk in not believing is the loss of eternal happiness ... witnessed by an early challenge from Epicurus, a Greek philosopher of the 3rd ...

We can all improve our happiness with some simple steps. First we have to understand that when it comes to happiness, there's a difference between what we want and what we like. We also need to ...

where any improvements – or shortfalls – in happiness are destined to converge back to a steady state in the long run. This notion is not new; even ancient figures like Epicurus pointed ...

Adam Smith on motivated reasoning The road to happiness is rocky. Some folk psychologists argue that happiness is a choice—that it is up to you, that you can find happiness in your beliefs ...

Feeling burned out? Join Dr. Kristin Neff as she guides us through a calming practice to bring kindness and support to ourselves during tough times. The Greater Good Science Center studies the ...

The World Happiness Report gives an annual ranking of mood across the world, and for the first time has divided the data by age group. Average happiness of young people is on the decline across ...