How can we feel more moments of joy? We explore the science of joy and how we can cultivate it in our everyday lives, with poet Ross Gay and psychologist Philip Watkins. Are joy and happiness the same ...

Compiling just seven essentials from philosopher Peter Kreeft’s new book, The Mystery of Joy (Ignatius), might seem a daunting exercise in distillation and parsing. But any effort to foster a better ...

High-performing leaders pursue comfort to avoid fear—but neuroscience shows comfort suppresses joy. Here's the subtractive ...

One evening when I walked into a classroom to teach my Science of Stress course, I found a newspaper waiting for me on the lectern. A student had brought in an article called “Stress: It’s Contagious.

Decisively, I shut my laptop. I had committed to a 30-minute walk during lunch. Seventeen unanswered messages in my inbox nag at me—yet gritting with commitment, I lace up my shoes. Walking a couple ...

Sunday, Dec. 16, is the Third Sunday of Advent. Mass Readings: Zephaniah 3:14-18A; Isaiah 12: 2-3, 4, 5-6; Philippians 4:4-7; Luke 3:10-18. On the Third Sunday of Advent in 1944, a young priest ...

One of the top amplifiers of burnout—both professionally and personally—is the feeling of a lack of control. Span of Control tells us that while not everything is within our ability to change, there ...