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 ...
We're all trying to figure out how to find happiness. These small, intentional decisions create less drama and a life that feels lighter and happier without needing to change everything at once.
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 ...
Our own well-being should never be overlooked to accommodate someone else's. As you were growing up, it was your parents’ job to raise you to be a self-sufficient, emotionally intelligent and ...
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 ...
Emotions play a huge role in everything we do, especially when it comes to money. The title of my book is Emotionally Invested. I picked that title because money is freakin’ emotional! Understanding ...
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 ...
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?
A Purdue University study suggests a link between income, emotional well-being and life satisfaction. Nationally, the study found an ideal salary for happiness is between $105,000-95,000. In Arizona, ...