You have to keep two things in check, say experts By Jancee Dunn This weekend, my colleagues at The New York Times Magazine are publishing a special issue all about happiness: how to define it, ...

Happiness isn’t a finish line. Learn what science says actually builds well-being and how small, practical shifts can make a ...

All humans strive to be happy in some form. While there are intriguing variations in what exactly it means to be happy, this tenet is one of the rare human universals, transcending differences in ...

In a playful moment a century ago, the historian Carl Becker pondered this counterfactual: What if Benjamin Franklin, not Thomas Jefferson, had drafted the Declaration of Independence? A scholar of ...

Out with the old happy, in with the New Happy. Get good grades in school. Get into a good college. Find a well-paying job. Then live happily ever after, right? This is the formula for success we’ve ...

Brooks, a convert to Catholicism and daily Massgoer, asserted that the most important key to happiness is practicing the faith. Friendship adds to our happiness. (photo: Shutterstock) Jack Figge ...

I wish we lived in a world where everyone would deserve to be happy. But I’ve come to realize that we don’t live in that world. We’re not entitled to happiness. I know for a fact that very few people ...

We used to have a very different understanding of what it means to live well. Credit...By Joanne Joo Supported by By Kwame Anthony Appiah Kwame Anthony Appiah is The New York Times Magazine’s Ethicist ...

The United Nations recognizes happiness as a fundamental human goal. Its initiative, International Day of Happiness, is dedicated to the pursuit of happiness. While many view happiness as a universal ...

Happiness is a sense of contentment that everyone strives to achieve in life. The definition of happiness varies from individual to individual, however, the feeling of satisfaction and the gush of ...