Indian Rickshaw Driver Finds the Secret of Happiness

In Break Open The Sky, Steve Bauman describes the opening scene of Happy, a documentary that explores the nature of happiness, where we meet Manoj Singh, ...

Evidence Shows Money isn't the Key to Happiness

The 2015 American Freshman Survey asked thousands of incoming students about their goals and aspirations. The highest proportion (81.9 percent) checked ...

Wealthy Man Would Trade it all for Health

Jerry Oppenheimer's book, Crazy Rich: Power, Scandal, and Tragedy Inside the Johnson & Johnson Dynasty recounts the story of the family made unimaginably ...

Happiness Obsession Has Failed To Deliver On Its Promise

In the late eighties and early nineties, there were several hundred studies about happiness published each year; by 2014, there were over 10,000 per year. ...

David Brooks on 'The Structure of Gratitude'

In his article "The Structure of Gratitude," New York Times columnist David Brooks notes what he's learning about thankfulness:

I'm sometimes grumpier ...

We All Want Just 10 Percent More Income

How much would it take for us to have enough money? Remarkably, studies show that most people, regardless of income, answer the question the same way: ...

Americans' Stuff and Junk Obsession

Alison Stewart, a former reporter and news anchor, spent three years investigating America's unhealthy obsession with stuff. Her book, Junk: Digging Through ...

Every Christian Is Called to Pursue Bold Leadership

Claude Alexander, bishop of The Park Church in Charlotte, North Carolina, urges Christians from all walks of life to step up into bold leadership. Here's ...

Researchers Struggle to Define Friendship

The New York Times recently featured an article exploring our current confusion about friendship. "Ask people to define friendship—even [experts ...

Six Ways People Find Meaning in Work

American essayist, historian, and philosopher Henry David Thoreau wrote: "It is not enough to be industrious. So are the ants." The British science magazine ...