Happiness is defined differently depending on who you ask. Some people define happiness as a positive emotional experience. Others define happiness as having two parts called hedonia (pleasure) and ...

Darrin McMahon still cannot define happiness after spending six years researching and writing a book about it. While that's been a frustration, the Florida State University history professor said it's ...

Most people want to be happy — or at least happier — but it often remains an elusive quest. “For the majority of people, there’s no reason they can’t be happy,” said Bill Pavot, a psychology professor ...

A New York Times interview with Yale “happiness professor” Lauri Santos, exemplifies the ways in which the happiness studies movement lets us down. Santos’s research focuses on cognition and cognitive ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Some of the biggest misconceptions about happiness involve circumstances and how much of a role they play. An ...

Happiness is a sense of contentment that everyone strives to achieve in life. The definition of happiness varies from individual to individual, however, the feeling of satisfaction and the gush of ...