The Hidden Link Between Workaholism and Mental Health
Long hours on the job can temporarily ease the symptoms of depression and anxiety. But you’re better off leaving the office and facing your feelings head-on.
How to Build A Life
A column about pointing yourself toward happiness
Nothing Drains You Like Mixed Emotions
Feeling conflicted can be even more distressing than feeling bad. Here’s how to manage it.
How We Learned to Be Lonely
In the early days of the pandemic, many of us got used to solitude. It’s a habit we need to break.
How to Make the Most of Bad Gifts
Presents are generally terrible, but they can still bring you joy.
Breakups Always Hurt, but You Can Shorten the Suffering
Three steps to get over your ex
Does Overindulgence Make You Happy?
Why we binge as a way of celebrating.
Meetings Are Miserable
One of the most straightforward paths to happiness at work is to fight against the scourge of time-consuming, unproductive meetings at every opportunity.
A New Formula for Happiness
The happiness we seek can require investing earlier than we think—and may help us align our expectations and reality at the end of life.
Marriage Is a Team Sport
Approach disagreements with your partner not as a “me,” but as a “we.”
The Right Choices in Parenting
When parents avoid the complexities of independent decision making, they may fail to understand where analysis remains crucial.