Category: Happiness
Does the Dream of Home Ownership Rest on Biased Beliefs?
Homeownership increases life satisfaction less than buyers expect. Source: scyther5 / iStock A big yard, more space, or admiration from family and friends; the reasons […]
Can an Unhappy Partner Erode Your Happiness Over Time?
Source: Photo by Alex Green, Courtesy of Pexels Romantic partners tend to be similar in several ways. They have similar attitudes, personality traits, and even […]
The Health Benefits of Connection
One of my favorite quotes is from the legendary and inspirational poet Maya Angelou: “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will […]
The Role of Adventure in Personal Growth
The benefits of stepping away from the ordinary. Source: nejron / depositphotos In a world that often confines us within the boundaries of routine and […]
Is Our Progress Causing the World to Devolve?
“Let me tell you why you’re here. You’re here because you know something. What you know you can’t explain, but you feel it. You’ve felt […]
10 Ways to Balance Life’s Losses With Its Gains
One of life’s key features is that it comes with both gains and losses. You are constantly changing, and so is the world around you. […]
Why Money Can’t Buy Happiness
We all want to be happy. Every day, we do countless things to make ourselves feel good, either in the short term or to prepare […]
A Little Nostalgia Can Provide a Big Boost to Your Happiness
The ending of one year and the beginning of the next is a natural time to reflect on everything that happened to you in the […]
7 Things I’ve Learned This Year
Source: Engin Akyurt / Pexels It’s getting to the end of 2023, which was a momentous one for me in a number of ways, both […]
Why Being a Little Kinder Is Good for Everybody
Source: Adam Nemeroff/Unsplash After 45 years of study, Aldous Huxley concluded, “It is a bit embarrassing to have been concerned with the human problem all […]