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News & Trends

Top 10 Happiest Colleges in America

The Princeton Review lists the American colleges that have the happiest student body.

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Positive Psychology

Happiness 101

Reading. Writing. Happiness? A new online course offered by the Greater Good Science Center teaches the science behind happiness.

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Positive Psychology

4 Ways to Spark and Spread a Positive Mood

Need a lift. Here are four quick and easy ways to boost your mood.

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Education

Changing Lives

Research shows that a mentoring relationship can have positive effects on everyone involved.

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Positive Psychology

Death Becomes Us

We avoid thinking about death at all costs, but we may be doing ourselves a disservice. Contemplating the end of life could enrich life itself.

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Positive Psychology

The Promise of Positive Education

Should character strengths like grit and resilience in the classroom? Schools around the country are trying it, with positive results.

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Positive Psychology

The New Definition of Happiness

Positive psychology experts Shawn Achor and Michelle Gielan explain that our preception of happiness may depend largely on how we define it.

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News & Trends

The Universal Language of Happiness

The Live Happy team was out in full force at the United Nations’ 2nd Annual International Day of Happiness.

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Research

Celebrations of Happiness Past

Professor Darrin McMahon provides a historical perspective on the celebration of happiness.

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Positive Psychology

The Science of Post-Traumatic Growth

Post-traumatic growth is the phenomenon of people becoming stronger and creating a more meaningful life in the wake of staggering tragedy or trauma. They don’t just bounce back, they bounce higher than they ever did before.

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