happiness

According to Epicurus, we are happy when we feel pleasant sensations and are free from unpleasant ones

UN report says poverty, social injustice drive unhappiness in South Asia

From taking a walk to giving yourself a hug, here are six hassle-free ways to uplift your spirits

Chinese come out on top as the world's happiest people with happiness rate of 93%

Pursuit of happiness is an individual quest and not a policy matter at any rate

It’s difficult to say what exactly makes Pakistan 67th happiest country, despite ranking at 150 on HDI

Research links heavy internet use with increased depression

Retains position as happiest country in South Asia; India falls seven spots to 140 on the list

Turns out, there's a difference between what you believe makes you happy and what actually makes you happy

The happiness course has now become Yale's most popular course in the university's 316-year history

Certificates involving a criminal record check are required for work visa applicants, not their dependents or tourists

Wealth offers the opportunity to have more free time, for example by paying more to live closer to work

Happiness is in short supply these days

If we were to judge by scale of economy, then US, China and Japan should be the happiest countries on earth

Happiness does not depend on our external circumstances, but on our internal mindset

An online survey was carried out to discover the effects of parenting methods in Japan

Everyone seems to be humming this song ever since it came out. But how many people actually feel this way?

The pleasures of living are sometimes about knowing little and seeing little — losing the grand picture

We focus so much on making our external image perfect to impress others more than our own self

Stanford researcher claims we're delaying happiness in the pursuit of success

For starters, you'll be richer

Study finds the right age bracket to feel highest level of personal well-being

Study revealed that happiness lies in having more grey matter mass in a brain region called precuneus

The study involved a sample of 1,095 people in Denmark

To get to the bottom of why, we need to define what makes someone happy or unhappy in the first place

It’s easy to fall into a rut and develop feelings of dissatisfaction overtime, but there are ways to prevent it

Develop these habits to really get the most out of life