Try to live more authentically. Pay attention to moments that feel most natural, and pursue choices that best fit you and ...

What makes a good life? For decades, psychologists have debated whether true fulfillment comes from happiness—a life of comfort and joy—or meaning—a life of purpose and impact. But what if there's a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. John Baldoni speaks and writes about candor, courage and community. In The Good Life: Lessons from the World’s Longest Scientific ...

Many people don’t realize the privileges they take for granted in their adult routines, because they’ve grown up in the same situation for their entire lives. As a study from the Personality and ...

We all want to experience a "good life." Though we may have different definitions of what this means, it generally includes building strong relationships, doing work that we enjoy, and being satisfied ...

It’s a great time to get serious about living a good life. Across the disciplines, the number of scholars engaged in research about happiness and well-being is at its peak, and the wealth of knowledge ...

New research suggests that psychological richness—a life of perspective-changing experiences—may matter just as much as happiness or meaning. For centuries, scholars and scientists have defined the ...

As a teenager, I spent a summer abroad living with a French family as part of a foreign exchange program. None of my French family spoke English, and it wasn’t always easy to communicate or understand ...

Having a purpose in life has been found to have many benefits for people, including better health and emotion management, less stress during stressful times, and even economic success. And it is ...

Lorraine Besser received funding for this research from the Templeton Foundation, in coordination with St. Louis University, and from Middlebury College. Imagine it’s Monday morning, too cold and too ...

I n his twenties, the comedian, director, and actor Mike Birbiglia learned to play the guitar because of its theatrical simplicity. “I always admired people who could walk into a bar and just… that’s ...