A Crucial Character Trait for Happiness
Don’t curb your enthusiasm.
How to Build A Life
A column about pointing yourself toward happiness
The Not-So-Secret Key to Emotional Balance
Crying can help you keep your feelings in check. It’s also inextricably bound up in spirituality.
Parasocial Relationships Are Just Imaginary Friends for Adults
If you get too invested in a fake friendship, your real ones might suffer.
There’s Exactly One Good Reason to Buy a House
Owning a home won’t make you happy. Filling it with love will.
How Smart People Can Stop Being Miserable
Intelligence can make you happier, but only if you see it as more than a tool to get ahead.
Make a To-Don’t List
When you’re feeling stuck, focusing on the things you hate can help.
Nostalgia Is a Shield Against Unhappiness
Happy memories have a uniquely protective power against a sad present.
How to Find Joy in Your Sisyphean Existence
Life is full of boring, futile, absurd tasks. You’ll be happier if you can laugh at it all.
Happiness Is a Warm Coffee
All hail the miracle bean.
An Old Romantic Custom We Should Bring Back
The best gift you can give your Valentine is reading a poem out loud.