When it comes to the business of happiness, there’s no bigger expert than Harvard professor, author and social scientist Arthur C. Brooks.

As we all have a negativity bias that makes us focus too much on what’s going wrong instead of what’s going right, we need to actively appreciate the positive to tone that down, they argue. Using ...

But the focus in the marketplace was not on creating flourishing communities and a just society but rather on how individuals can measure and boost their own happiness, as in the huge franchise ...

Later, we hear from curiosity expert Scott Shigeoka about the difference between shallow and deep curiosity, and how it can help us forge stronger connections with others. Practice: Before engaging in ...

Even while we sleep, we are inevitably the star in our dreams. We basically think and talk about ourselves all day and all night. This intense self-focus makes sense from an evolutionary perspective.

It’s not known exactly why we cry tears of happiness or how they are different from tears of anger or sadness. But when we cry due to something we think of as good, rather than something that ...

The Nordic nation has been ranked the happiest country on earth for six consecutive years. But when you talk to individual Finns, the reality is a bit more complicated.