Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Tracy Brower writes about joy, community and the future of work. If you’re looking for happiness—and who isn’t, these days—you ...

A video from CGP Grey on how to maximize misery is a helpful way of looking at happiness from a reverse-psychology ...

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 ...

All humans strive to be happy in some form. While there are intriguing variations in what exactly it means to be happy, this tenet is one of the rare human universals, transcending differences in ...

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 ...

A few weeks ago, I stumbled across an article about happiness — specifically, the best advice the writer had gathered throughout her years of working in health and wellness. And while I expected a ...

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

No, really. Think about that for a moment, if you can break away from your responsibilities, anxieties and burdens. Putting all that aside, are you happy? That's a version of what we asked the USA ...

In many ways, I feel like we shouldn’t be happy with what we have. We live in a world of tremendous inequality and cruelty, running towards an environmental wall. Not just that, but some of the best ...

If you are a regular reader of this column or have studied the science of happiness elsewhere, you’ll know that getting happier requires three kinds of effort: using your intellect to understand your ...

If there is one thing that people across nationalities and political views can agree on, it’s that they want to be happy. One survey of 48 countries found that residents of every single country wanted ...

Source: Sebastian Voortman/Pexels When someone asks you your relationship status, do you answer "single" but then add a kicker like "for now" or "but I'm working on it" to make yourself feel better?