‘This study shows that if happiness is something you want out of life, then focusing daily on the small moments and cultivating positive emotions is the way to go,’ said Barbara Fredrickson ...

If you want more in-the-moment happiness, this research suggests that any type of "experiential purchase" will give you more bang for your buck than owning more stuff.

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I understand that happiness derived out of immersing oneself in the moment is also meditative. A few years back, I was standing in the airport security queue with a grumpy face.

When people are asked, “What do you want most in your life?” The desire to be happy is often ranked at the top of their list. But why does happiness sometimes elude us? Are we thankful … ...

A new study on happiness conducted in the UK gets over this obstacle by using a specially-designed smartphone app. More than 20,000 people installed the app on their phone.

Dozens of perfectly reasonable theories regarding happiness have circulated over the past century, but few if any have resonated more than Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi's concept of 'flow'. The ...

Happiness was not on the radar of many researchers 25 years ago, and I am thrilled that it is now recognized as a serious research topic. We have all heard that loneliness is now considered an ...

"Spending on Doing Promotes More Moment-To-Moment Happiness Than Spending on Having." Journal of Experimental Social Psychology (First published online: February 29, 2020) DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2020 ...