Can the secret to happiness really be boiled down to a single word? In his latest book, Unshakeable, Tony Robbins professes, “In fact, I can tell you the secret to happiness in one word: progress.” As ...

EVA DICKERSON Now you know! DACHER KELTNER Those were clips from a video created by college student Eva Dickerson, and it shows how powerful a compliment can be, and how it can boost someone else’s ...

We all want to be happy. That’s obvious. But how much would people pay for a moment of happiness? Researchers did a survey — and the answer was about $80. Other than pure love and dodging discomfort, ...

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This makes perfect sense. At the micro level, showing gratitude to someone on the occasion of them performing a good deed is simple and the results are easily understood. But things get more ...

Swedish soccer star Zlatan is associated with happiness, but not iPhones. A new study suggests that our collective picture of what makes us happy is more about relationships, and less about things.

We all want to be happy. That’s obvious. But how much would people pay for a moment of happiness? Researchers did a survey — and the answer was about $80. (Suddenly heroin is looking pretty cheap, and ...

Choosing your word of the year is about far more than selecting a random word. You want a word that encapsulates your goals, your values, and the very person you're striving to be in the year ahead.

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