If you're skeptical about the widespread obsession with being happy, there are scientific reasons that may actually justify ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about relationships, personality, and everyday psychology. Focusing on your happiness might seem self-serving, but ...

Happiness is no longer just a topic in psychology and philosophy or a personal aspiration. It has become a cultural phenomenon and a growing industry. Happiness courses are taught in major ...

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 ...

When we seek happiness, what exactly are we searching for? And when we wish happiness on someone else, what is it that we truly desire for them? Can happiness even be defined or is it an illusion, an ...