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There are three primary ways to be happier—changing your thoughts, changing your behaviors, and changing your circumstances. Research has likely focused most on changing your thoughts. It has now ...

You know that feeling when the sun is out and everything just feels right? Sometimes, it seems like some people are living in that moment all the time. But for others, happiness feels like it's just ...

A new study finds people who habitually try to be happier also tend to have less willpower. Researchers have a new explanation for why we experience the "happiness paradox" -- a phenomenon wherein ...

This article follows the Direct Message methodology, designed to cut through the noise and reveal the deeper truths behind the stories we live. Many of us wonder why some people seem to be always ...

For the past five years, filmmaker Atdhe Trepca has been going up to strangers and asking them if they’re happy. This is what he’s learned. For the past five years, filmmaker Atdhe Trepca has been ...

Retirement brings you more free time than ever before, but figuring out what to do in retirement isn’t always easy. After years of structure, suddenly your days are wide open. That freedom is exciting ...

There you are, bursting with joy because something wonderful just happened, and all you can think about is sharing it with the person you love. You walk into the room, practically glowing: “I got the ...

Lasting relationships aren't always about grand declarations or the constant need to prove love. Often, the strongest bonds are nurtured in silence, through gestures that don't seek recognition but ...