You have to keep two things in check, say experts By Jancee Dunn This weekend, my colleagues at The New York Times Magazine are publishing a special issue all about happiness: how to define it, ...

All humans strive to be happy in some form. While there are intriguing variations in what exactly it means to be happy, this tenet is one of the rare human universals, transcending differences in ...

Today is International Day of Happiness! So, what is today all about? Well, according to the United Nations, it's all about happiness. Seems pretty obvious right? Well, the UN uses the day to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about relationships, personality, and everyday psychology. Focusing on your happiness might seem self-serving, but ...

I wish we lived in a world where everyone would deserve to be happy. But I’ve come to realize that we don’t live in that world. We’re not entitled to happiness. I know for a fact that very few people ...

The goal of being happy is a hard one to question. All other things being equal, it’s safe to say that feeling good is better than feeling bad. However, what if the search for happiness becomes ...

Brooks, a convert to Catholicism and daily Massgoer, asserted that the most important key to happiness is practicing the faith. Friendship adds to our happiness. (photo: Shutterstock) Jack Figge ...

Out with the old happy, in with the New Happy. Get good grades in school. Get into a good college. Find a well-paying job. Then live happily ever after, right? This is the formula for success we’ve ...

Most people come to me because something in their life feels out of control—a crumbling relationship, a habit they can’t break (too much alcohol, endless shopping, late nights lost to porn or drugs), ...