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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 ...

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 ...

When Thomas Jefferson wrote in the Declaration of Independence that our unalienable rights include life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, he had a very specific definition of happiness in mind.

I remember exactly where I was when I noticed it. A perfect afternoon. Sun through the windows, the right people around the table, nothing urgent waiting on the other side of the day. The kind of ...

It feels so good to be happy — when everything in life is going right, you’re laughing with friends, embracing a loved one or savoring success. But happiness is elusive for many people. There’s been a ...

International Day of Happiness is celebrated every year on March 20. It is dedicated to joy, positivity, and well-being. The day was first observed by the United Nations in 2013 to highlight happiness ...

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 ...

Creating a workplace culture that prioritizes creating happy, fulfilled employees is always a key component in the recipe for ...

What's the appropriate greeting for the International Day of Happiness? Happy Happiness Day? Have a happy day of happiness? Happy happy to ya? You may think this is a frivolous question, but today — ...

Happy people view things differently than unhappy people: They are more positive and more solution-focused. They look at things in terms of gain rather than loss. More importantly, though, they have a ...