If you’re looking for happiness—and who isn’t, these days—you may be most successful by creating experiences that are based on your generation. A new survey finds there are significant differences in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Happiness isn't just a to-do list. It's also a don't-do list. By detailing the habits that make us unhappy, it becomes quite clear ...

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 ...

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 ...

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?