It was 2014, and my research team—including the GGSC’s Dacher Keltner—was studying a remote group of former nomads high in the Himalayas of Eastern Bhutan. This was a place that no outsider had ever ...

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, ...

Two weeks ago, a man who has just received a free haircut at the New Orleans Mission, the homeless shelter on Oretha Castle Haley Boulevard, tells me, "I couldn't be blessed more." The rationalist in ...

This morning as we prepare to celebrate Thanksgiving this Thursday, I wanted to talk about the importance of contentment. And who better to teach us about contentment than Solomon, the man who had ...

The relentless pursuit of happiness often overshadows the more subtle yet profound emotional state of contentment. While happiness may be a fleeting high, contentment is the gentle hum of satisfaction ...

It is early December and your days are suddenly full. There are school concerts, end-of-year celebrations, work deadlines, family gatherings and the logistical gymnastics to make them work, not to ...