Happiness is a factor, but it’s probably not the only one. Whether or not a person is happy is often linked with their overall well-being. But some researchers argue it's not the only metric for ...

A new study shows that the causes of personal happiness vary considerably from person to person and that one size will not fit all when considering policies to improve happiness and wellbeing across ...

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 ...

The 2025 World Happiness Report was recently released this month – revealing that the U.S. not only trails behind other countries in North America, but several European countries as well.

The most disillusioned group isn’t Trump or Biden supporters but abstainers—those who don’t vote at all—who report the lowest levels of happiness and the highest levels of alienation.

International Day of Happiness 2025: Check out International Day of Happiness or World Happiness Day wishes, images, quotes, SMS, WhatsApp and Facebook status. International Day of Happiness is ...

Every human being has one basic desire: they want to be 'happy'. Whatever happiness means to an individual, they are perpetually in pursuit of it. But the flipside of it is that the more you chase ...

In the middle of my childhood, the term “happiness” burst onto the scene in gospel discourse as The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints joined with the wider American culture in ...

Editor’s note: Season 10 of the podcast Chasing Life With Dr. Sanjay Gupta explores the science of happiness. You can listen to episodes here. (CNN) — Can money buy happiness? It’s an ...

When Thomas Jefferson included “the pursuit of Happiness” as an unalienable right in the Declaration of Independence, he wasn't talking about fleeting joy. Here's the true meaning behind the ...

The 2024 World Happiness Report, a list of the happiest countries in the world, has been released today on International Day of Happiness. And spoiler alert, the United States isn't at the top.

Maybe money can buy you happiness, at least some. That optimistic conclusion comes from a recent study of how much that amount might be in different parts of the world and the U.S. A salary of ...