Dec 17, 2012 · 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 …

Jan 13, 2026 · 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 …

May 22, 2019 · William Tov: When people learn about the psychology of happiness, and also especially efforts to make people happy—interventions to help improve well-being—one of the skepticisms that …

Jul 8, 2010 · Sonja Lyubomirsky explains how researchers define happiness, and how different cultures define it differently.

Dec 11, 2025 · Altruism is when we act to promote someone else’s welfare, even at a risk or cost to ourselves. Though some believe that humans are fundamentally self-interested, recent research …

Jan 10, 2018 · Are you struggling to discover your purpose? That may be because you feel isolated from other people. Here's how you can overcome that.

Feb 10, 2026 · The term “empathy” is used to describe a wide range of experiences. Emotion researchers generally define empathy as the ability to sense other people’s …

These are Greater Good's 10 building blocks of individual and community well-being — the behaviors that research suggests will support your health and happiness, and foster positive connections with …

Jan 27, 2026 · Compassion literally means “to suffer together.” Among emotion researchers, it is defined as the feeling that arises when you are confronted with another’s …

Jan 27, 2025 · Happiness is multifaceted, and we should be wary of discounting pleasure and enjoyment as shallow or self-indulgent.