Song Lyrics, Twitter Help Chart Public Mood
Trying to divine the mood of a group of people is hard and requires trust in their answers. A new method has researchers whistling a happier tune.
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Memo to the Mind: Don’t Wander, Be Happy
New research finds our minds wander much more frequently than we realize, and our inability to stay focused in the present leads to unhappiness.
Conversational Well-Being: Quality Over Quantity
Psychologists link happiness with less small talk and more substantive conversation.
Happiness Is on the Rise. Thanks, Freedom
Despite the belief that happiness has remained constant in modern societies, recent research says otherwise, citing rising democracy and increased basic freedoms as the cause.
I’m Happy as Long as I Make More Than You
New research acknowledges that money doesn't buy happiness all on its own purchasing power, but rather happiness comes indirectly from the higher status money provides.
Money Makes You Less Likely to Savor Small Pleasures
Again, money can't buy happiness. New research finds having money, or just thinking about it, impedes our capacity to savor the joys of everyday life.
Optimism Seems to Strengthen Immune System
A new study of stressed students finds a link between positive expectations and immunological health.
Get Politically Engaged, Get Happy?
Political activists — even the angry ones, but not the daring ones — are happier than the average person.
Who Needs God When We’ve Got Mammon?
The world's most prosperous (and happiest) countries are also its least religious, new research states.
No Pain, No Gain Applies to Happiness, Too
Working to accomplish your goals may cause you stress in the moment, but will increase your overall happiness.