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Does Leisure Make Us Happy? Often the Answer Is No
You might think spending more time relaxing would make you happier. But recent research suggests that having more leisure time doesn’t necessarily make people more likely to rate their day as happy. The research, using data from
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How to Have Deeper Conversations With Anyone
Most people slide into Robert Roble’s car, pop in their earbuds, and signal that they’d rather not talk. Roble has spent eight years and nearly 12,000 Lyft rides trying to change their minds. By the
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What Can a Tornado Teach Us About Kindness?
One evening back in May of 2011, tornado sirens went off in a small city in Southwestern Missouri called Joplin. Thousands of homes were destroyed in the tornado, about a third of the town’s 50,000
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Friendship, on Demand
Friendship is particularly vulnerable to the alienating force of hyper-individualism. It is the most voluntary relationship, held together primarily by choice rather than by blood or law. So as people have withdrawn from relationships in
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The Secret to Happiness? These Experts Say It’s Feeling Loved by Others
There are plenty of theories about the source of happiness. Who doesn’t think they would be happier with more money and success? We talked to happiness researcher Sonja Lyubomirsky, a professor of psychology at the
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When Honesty Is Overrated in Relationships
From childhood, honesty is framed as a moral north star. Tell the truth. Don’t lie. Say what you mean, no matter the cost. But adult relationships quickly expose the limits of that lesson. Instead of
