Happiness/Joy
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How Happiness Improves Heart Health
New research shows how a positive attitude can improve your ability to rebound from heart disease.
The Myth of Happiness — and How to Be Truly Happy
Want long-lasting joy? Shifts in your mindset can make all the difference.
4 Simple Questions to Uncovering Happiness
Elisha Goldstein shares his four tips for uncovering happiness.
How Practicing Compassion Boosts Happiness and Well-Being
Top-tier research confirms that being compassionate is good for us, altering our physiology to boost not just happiness but well-being.
6 Ways to Discover Real Gratitude
Why you should not overdo gratitude exercises, plus five more tips on how to nurture authentic appreciation.
The Art of Joy
It’s not a rat race for money, success and achievement. The quest for true happiness has far more value – for you and everyone around you.
Does Biking Boost Happiness?
Commuters who bike to work are the happiest — and have the highest sense of overall well-being — compared with those who drive cars or use public transportation, according to a Portland State University study.
On The Bike: Commute by Bicycle and Be Happy
Wanna be happier? Take the long way to work.
PUMPING IRONY: The Happiness Factor
A new study out of the UK validates my world view: Do stuff that makes you happy and you’ll maintain your functionality longer.
A Gratitude Exercise for Positive Emotions
Enhance joy with gratitude. Write and share a heartfelt letter. Discover how.
The Antidote: Discover the Negative Path to Happiness
Ideas on obsessing less about happiness from author Oliver Burkeman’s best-selling new book.
Boost Your Happiness With Continuative Verbs
To boost your happiness, use continuative verbs when recalling positive events.
Reveal Everyday Happiness With One Simple Question
Maggie Lyon explains the importance of determining your version of happy.
The Happiness Hypothesis
Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt filters time-tested philosophy about happiness through a modern lens to help you access the good life — from the inside out.
Prioritize Happiness Over Possessions for a Stronger Marriage
Why couples who focus on mutual core values are happier.
The Joy of Eating Well
Here are tips on how to cultivate a healthy attitude towards foods — and get rid of the “good food”/”bad food” syndrome.
3 Easy Ways to Boost Your Happiness
Try these three easy ways to boost your happiness.
Live Like a Gypsy: How to Rediscover Vibrancy and Joy in Everyday Life
Maggie Lyon on how to live a free and vibrant life.
Embrace Intrinsic Motivation for Lasting Happiness
Jacob Sokol, author of Living on Purpose — An Uncommon Guide to Finding, Living, and Rocking Your Life’s Purpose, explores the differences in extrinsic and intrinsic motivation.
Understanding and Achieving Flow
Although we tend to think we are happiest in our leisure hours – most satisfied when we are relaxed with absolutely nothing to ponder – the truth is quite the opposite.
4 Happy Places
For as little as these locations have in common, they share one delightful trait: Their residents rate among the happiest in the world. Find out what they know, and what they can teach the rest of us, about living well.