Explore how happiness economics measures individual satisfaction through surveys, analyzing economic factors like income, employment, and their impact on well-being.

The increasingly materialistic society we live in has led many of us to believe that happiness is something to be chased, to obtain. The ultimate end goal that leads to everlasting bliss and ...

We used to have a very different understanding of what it means to live well. Credit...By Joanne Joo Supported by By Kwame Anthony Appiah Kwame Anthony Appiah is The New York Times Magazine’s Ethicist ...

This research update from the Human Flourishing Program at Harvard discusses the role of happiness and life satisfaction in human life, its effects on other aspects of flourishing, and what it is that ...

Happiness is a dynamic and multifaceted phenomenon, shaped by personal, social, and cultural factors. It is commonly defined as a state of well-being and contentment. Happiness is closely linked to ...

John Lennon believed happiness was life's key. His childhood answer to 'what do you want to be' was 'happy'. This simple idea contrasts with modern pursuits of success and status. The legendary artist ...

While most people want to lead happier and healthier lives, not many are able to do so. But is there a secret to longevity ...

Want to stay current with Arthur’s writing? Sign up to get an email every time a new column comes out. Are you a liberal? I mean it not in the modern political left-right sense but under the ...

Jace Mattinson returned to an executive role in the lumber industry after finding early retirement unfulfilling and repetitive.

Victor Frankl was an Austrian psychiatrist who spent much of World War II in concentration camps, where he lost most of his family to illness and murder. Yet, somehow, he kept his humanity and later ...

The work-life equation is a delicate balance between your job and your life outside work. Some workplaces call it personal sustainability. Tilting the scale to any one side of the divide means that ...