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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Much has been written about happiness. Encyclopedias of advice, viral think pieces, TED Talks, Instagram affirmations—all converge on a single premise: that happiness is the apex of human ambition, ...

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 ...

Most people come to me because something in their life feels out of control—a crumbling relationship, a habit they can’t break (too much alcohol, endless shopping, late nights lost to porn or drugs), ...

The United Nations recognizes happiness as a fundamental human goal. Its initiative, International Day of Happiness, is dedicated to the pursuit of happiness. While many view happiness as a universal ...