20+ Best Articles on Happiness
The most useful articles and videos on happiness from around the web—beginners to advanced—curated by thought leaders and our community. We focus on timeless pieces and update the list whenever we discover new, must-read articles or videos—make sure to bookmark and revisit this page.
Top 5 Happiness Articles
At a glance: these are the articles that have been most read, shared, and saved on happiness by Refind users in 2023 so far.
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How to Be Miserable and Ruin Your Life
Do you complain constantly? Always feel like you’re under attack? Well, congratulations, these alone tell me that you’re already well on your way to becoming...
22 Habits To Follow For A Happy Life
Kevin Kelly is the founder of Wired Magazine, a futurist, author, and public speaker known for his insights on technology’s impact on society.Working out how...
Money Can't Buy Happiness. But It Can Set You Free.
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Hillel Einhorn on happiness
This is an interview with Hillel Einhorn for Open University. It's published with Open University's permission.http://www.open.ac.uk/More information about H...
The surprising science of happiness
Dan Gilbert, author of "Stumbling on Happiness," challenges the idea that we'll be miserable if we don't get what we want. Our "psychological immune system" lets us feel truly happy even when things…
What is ...?
New to #happiness? These articles make an excellent introduction.
What Is the Science of Happiness?
The field of positive psychology operates from the premise that we ought to acknowledge both the light and the dark sides of life. It focuses on positive...
«positive psychology functions constructively in helping us get more of what we do want, and making ourselves better, happier people.»
How to ...?
How to Improve Your Happiness, According to Science
There are things you can do every day to improve happiness.
«2. engage in random acts of kindness»
Trending
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These Are The 8 Friends You Need To Be Happy In Life
Research shows there are 8 different types of friends you need in order to feel fulfilled. Here's what they are and how to find them.
3 Steps to Stop Negative Thinking
We all suffer from negative thoughts, and it's about time we learned how to deal with them effectively. Here are three things you can do.
«Learning to forgive yourself for your mistakes and failures is a necessary component of managing negative thoughts.»
What makes a good life? Lessons from a study on happiness
In the famous Harvard Longevity Study spanning over 80 years, researchers found the key to happiness. And it might not be what you think.
How to make life much better
From a squirt of Rwandan chilli oil to rolling down a hill and fresh linen, it’s the little things that can make a big difference, writes Arwa Mahdawi
Short Articles
Short on time? Check out these useful short articles on happiness—all under 10 minutes.
Five Secrets to a Lifetime of Happiness — Tom Greene
I think we can all agree that the goal during our time on Earth is to thrive, so that at the end of the road, we are full of memories and experiences that leave us satisfied with the journey, right?
«The irony of delayed adulthood is that once the happiness starts to slide in your early twenties, it doesn’t return until your mid-70s.»
5 Rituals To Keep You Happy All The Time
We all get into bad moods -- or worse. Here's what the science says works for feeling better and getting happier...
«Becoming aware that your thoughts and feelings are just that, thoughts and feelings, and do not have to be obeyed.»
The Paradox of Tolerance
What we can learn from Karl Popper's Paradox of Tolerance, and what we must all do to practice tolerance.
100 Simple Pleasures In Life
An exercise in happiness: a list of 100 of my favorite simple pleasures in life.
How to Build a Happy Life in Six Easy Steps — Tom Greene
A recent survey suggests that the happiness of today’s young adults has crashed over the last few years. So, what’s making the kids so unhappy?
«Being rich isn’t making a lot of money. Being rich is simply having your income exceed your expenses. No matter how much money you make, if your spending exceeds your income, you are poor.»
Long Articles
These are some of the most-read long-form articles on happiness.
Why aren't smart people happier?
A new way to think about brainpower.
Eleven theories for how to achieve true happiness
And useful resources for you to try them out The question of how to achieve true happiness has been debated for thousands of years. In this article, we’ve summarized eleven approaches to happiness,…
«Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.”»
What the Longest Study on Human Happiness Found Is the Key to a Good Life
The Harvard Study of Adult Development has established a strong correlation between deep relationships and well-being. The question is, how does a person nurture those deep relationships?
«Loneliness has a physical effect on the body. It can render people more sensitive to pain, suppress their immune system, diminish brain function, and disrupt sleep»
How to start having more fun
Fun isn’t frivolous – it’s vital for your wellbeing. Here’s a step-by-step plan to bring more pleasure into your busy life
«reframe fun as an opportunity for growth, a way to encourage a more positive outlook, and a way to find enjoyment in things you are already engaged in.»
The Science of Happiness in Positive Psychology 101
This extensive article discusses how the human pursuit of happiness can be measured, studied, and applied to increase world happiness.
«Happiness can be measured by these three factors: the presence of positive emotions, the absence of negative emotions, and life satisfaction»
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