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Category Archives: Happiness

The Surgeon General just wrote you a prescription for happiness. Here’s what it says

January 07, 2025 The Surgeon General just wrote you a prescription for happiness. Here’s what it says Vivek Murthy, who focused much of his efforts on the epidemic of loneliness in America, is making one last recommendation before leaving office. BY Jennifer Mattson Outgoing United States Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy just released his Parting Prescription … Continue reading The Surgeon General just wrote you a prescription for happiness. Here’s what it says

‘Everything you know about happiness is a lie.’ This is the secret to getting the ‘new happy’

September 07, 2024 ‘Everything you know about happiness is a lie.’ This is the secret to getting the ‘new happy’ After 10 years of research, Stephanie Harrison defined Old Happy: our society’s incorrect definition of happiness and the culture we’ve created around it, and how to improve it. BY Next Big Idea Club6 minute read Stephanie Harrison … Continue reading ‘Everything you know about happiness is a lie.’ This is the secret to getting the ‘new happy’

How even the smallest acts of kindness make us happier and healthier

  April 29, 2024 How even the smallest acts of kindness make us happier and healthier Kindness is also contagious—and science backs that up. This entrepreneur rediscovered that phenomenon when her community pulled together after a wintry blast knocked out power. BY Marjorie Radlo-Zandi When a windy arctic blast raged through the Northeast U.S. this past … Continue reading How even the smallest acts of kindness make us happier and healthier

Yes, you can train yourself to be happier, just be aware of the downsides

March 24, 2024 Yes, you can train yourself to be happier—just be aware of the downsides Research shows that happier people live longer and do better work. You can pursue happiness, but you need to be mindful of several important things. BY Lydia Dishman Is there a day on the calendar that isn’t significant for some … Continue reading Yes, you can train yourself to be happier, just be aware of the downsides

We have the potential to get happier (and more successful) as we get older. Here’s how

By Next Big Idea Club     April 20, 2022 Arthur C. Brooks is an American social scientist, the William Henry Bloomberg Professor of the Practice of Public Leadership at the Harvard Kennedy School, and Professor of Management Practice at the Harvard Business School. He has authored eleven books, including the bestsellers Love Your Enemies and The … Continue reading We have the potential to get happier (and more successful) as we get older. Here’s how