But what a good life looks like and how to create it have been existential questions pondered for millennia by philosophers, some of whom have offered abstract or difficult-to-obtain perspectives on ...

How does one live a good life? That is the question that Christine Whelan, Ph.D., the student-named “Purpose Professor” at Emory University, pursues in her research. More specifically, as she shared ...

A group-oriented nature makes people more likely to be satisfied at an 80 percent level of happiness. Their wider perspective may lead them to feel just enough happiness and not more than they need to ...

SAN FRANCISCO — While my colleagues enlisted in the social media wars of the last 15 years, I’ve played the conscientious objector. Many of them have built big online brands with a schedule of posting ...

Families can help loved ones live well after a dementia diagnosis by planning early, creating a safe environment, staying ...

A person who continually seeks after pleasure is leading a life that is unsuited to human being - it would be better suited to a life of a grazing animal. In contrast, Eudaimonia, as Aristotle defined ...

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 ...

Stephen Batchelor, a teacher and former Buddhist monk who rose to prominence after the publication of 1997’s Buddhism without Belief s, offers a philosophical exploration of secular Buddhism in his ...

Just like in the modern world, people in ancient times wanted to know how to live a long and healthy life. Greeks and Romans ...