Jayme Illien had the right idea when he founded the I nternational Day of Happiness — a day meant to “inspire, mobilize, and advance the global happiness movement.” Set to promote and celebrate common ...

It’s one of the most popular questions on Google with more than 6 billion search results. If you want to know how to be happy, you’re not alone. Here are 20 tips for how to be happy and lead a happier ...

Our brain doesn’t know how to be happy, or even content. It simply lacks the genetic instructions to carry out that task. It knows how to do a million other less important things, from writing a ...

When Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence, he assured Americans of their right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. This idea seems to lead many Americans to chase after ...

Is happiness a choice? No… and yes. In The How of Happiness, psychologist Sonja Lyubomirsky says that 50 percent of happiness is genetically predetermined. In terms of happiness, you are what (half of ...