Apr 15, 2025 · Happiness levels are also shaped by social groups, like families; happier people increase the happiness of people around them. Though people around the world have different ways of thinking about happiness and perhaps even experience it in different ways, most involve feeling positive generally and about life overall.

Apr 1, 2025 · Coming up with a formal definition of happiness can be tricky. After all, shouldn’t we just know it when we feel it? In fact, we often use the term to describe a range of positive emotions, including amusement, joy, pride, and contentment. But to understand the causes and effects of happiness, researchers first need to define it. For most, the term …

The 2025 World Happiness Report points to declining happiness and social trust to explain the rise in political polarization. How to Get Good at Conflict March 12, 2025. According to a new book, there are tools we can learn to help us sit with conflict and grow from it. The Scientific Case for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion March 11, 2025

Mar 20, 2025 · The World Happiness Report draws from the annual Gallup World Poll, which surveys around 1,000 people per country. The happiest countries are ranked according to residents’ average life satisfaction: how they would evaluate their life as a whole on a scale of 0–10, from the worst possible to the best possible.

Jan 27, 2025 · Therefore, understanding happiness must—according to this line of reasoning—attend to a person’s satisfaction and emotional experience. It makes sense to parse happiness into facets in the same way it makes sense to describe a sport in terms of offensive play and defensive play.

Jan 31, 2025 · Our monthly Happiness Calendar is a day-by-day guide to well-being. This month, we hope it helps you spread love in your corner of the world. This month, we hope it helps you spread love in your corner of the world.

Nov 27, 2024 · Our monthly Happiness Calendar is a day-by-day guide to well-being. This month, we hope it helps you find peaceful moments together. This month, we hope it helps you find peaceful moments together. To open the clickable calendar, click on the image below.

Sep 30, 2024 · Our monthly Happiness Calendar is a day-by-day guide to well-being. This month, we hope it helps you calm your busy mind. This month, we hope it helps you calm your busy mind. To open the clickable calendar, click on the image below.

Feb 20, 2025 · The Science of Love: The Science of Happiness. Explore the science behind the connections that shape our lives. From romantic partnerships to friendships, The Science of Love series dives into research-backed practices and insights from renowned experts to help strengthen bonds, foster deeper understanding, and inspire meaningful change in your …

Nov 7, 2024 · DACHER KELTNER: That was indigenous scholar Dr. Yuria Celidwen. She'll lead a meditation in examining our relationships with water through the five senses, and a few more, on next week's Happiness Break episode. Our next Science of Happiness episode is all about how to practice gratitude when you really aren't feeling all that thankful.