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The Joy Audit: How to Have More Fun in 2020

By Elle Hunt — 2020

Many of us treat joy like the good china, only warranted on special occasions. Even if we know it is within our reach, we may not see it is within our control.

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Giving Is Good—For Others, But Also for You

In addition to being a deeply embedded characteristic which is correlated with happiness . . . giving also has significant benefits for givers.

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Tracy Brower
2021
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Being Generous Really Does Make You Happier

Researchers say they’ve discovered that even thinking about doing something generous has real mood-boosting benefits in the brain.

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Amanda MacMillan
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The Emotion Missing From the Workplace

Sadness is a central part of our lives, yet it’s typically ignored at work, hurting employees and managers alike.

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Susan Cain
2022
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Focus

SARK’s whimsical, hand-printed, hand-painted books . . . are guides for adults (kids, too) who long to play and be creative, but have forgotten how.

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Joe Brown
1994
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Feeling Weighed Down by Regret? What Helps Me Let Go

If we can process our regrets with tenderness and compassion, we can use these hard memories as a part of our wisdom bank.

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Nancy Candea
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What Unites Buddhism and Psychotherapy? One Therapist Has the Answer.

In The Zen of Therapy, Mark Epstein weaves together two ways of understanding how humans can feel more settled in their lives.

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Oliver Burkeman
2022
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Developing a Conscience: Knowing the Difference Between Right and Wrong

There are various developmental theories that go into the tool kit that parents and educators utilize to help mold caring and ethically intact people, including those of Swiss psychologist Jean Piaget and American psychologist Lawrence Kohlberg.

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Edie Weinstein
2018
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How to Raise a Kid with a Conscience in the Digital Age

Nudge kids to be their best selves by encouraging them to consume positive, inspiring media and online content.

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Caroline Knorr
2018
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The Philosophy of Happiness in Life (+ Aristotle’s View)

A discussion of the philosophy of happiness in life can be seen as an examination of the very nature of happiness and what it means for the universe.

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Heather Craig
2021
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A Place to Play, on Wheels or Feet

At other parks, she said: “I feel alone because nobody wants to play with me. They think I’m weird. When I come here, everybody wants to play with me.

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Tina Rosenberg
2017
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