UC Berkeley professor Dacher Keltner has dedicated his life to studying happiness. He shares the benefits of finding awe ...

It took me many years and quite a bit of emotional heartache to realize a life-changing fact: When it comes to purpose, bigger is not better. Most of our anxiety stems from what I call "big P" Purpose ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In your quest for happiness, you might be unknowingly sabotaging yourself. Defense mechanisms, those automatic psychological ...

Despite our best efforts, the dreams we have for our lives don’t always come to fruition. A relationship may fall apart; aspirations for a career or parenthood may not pan out; chronic illness or ...

Dear Annie: In a world that often feels rushed and stressful, I have started to pay more attention to the little things that brighten my days. My neighbor waves from her porch every morning when I ...

This November, I will turn 92. I am older than most people; someone told me I am now older than 99% of the people now living. Perhaps that gives me some perspective for offering advice as to what ...

If the idea of getting old fills you with dread, there is a New York Times reporter who literally wrote the book on finding happiness as you age. If you'd asked John Leland just two years ago his ...

When we talk about “finding happy,” we often imagine a lifelong quest: a golden destination somewhere at the intersection of career success, personal growth, and meaningful relationships. But, for ...

It took me many years and quite a bit of emotional heartache to realize a life-changing fact: When it comes to purpose, bigger is not better. Most of our anxiety stems from what I call "big P" Purpose ...