Can You Search Too Hard for Happiness?

Sometimes the trick to finding joy is to stop obsessing over it.

Which is More Important: Truth or Contentment?

Reality can be a bitter pill.

http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201105/can-you-search-too-hard-happiness/which-is-more-important-truth-or-contentment

Looking for Cheer in All the Wrong Places

Think deep satisfaction over superficial fixes

http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201105/can-you-search-too-hard-happiness/looking-cheer-in-all-the-wrong-places

Stop All That Smiling!

Being "on" all the time isn't always good.

http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201105/can-you-search-too-hard-happiness/stop-all-smiling

The Downside of the American Dream

We've achieved it all, so why aren't we happier?

http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201105/can-you-search-too-hard-happiness/the-downside-the-american-dream

The brain needs downs to have ups

Happy neurochemicals can’t work if they’re on all the time.

http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201105/can-you-search-too-hard-happiness/the-brain-needs-downs-have-ups

The Enigma of Dr. Vaillant - George and Me

George Vaillant and the mystery of people's outgrowing alcoholism

http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201105/can-you-search-too-hard-happiness/the-enigma-dr-vaillant-george-and-me

Graduation Blues

How to cope with your feelings on this special day

http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201105/can-you-search-too-hard-happiness/graduation-blues

Why It's Hard To Find Your "Life Purpose" In Today's World

Looking for your life purpose in the wrong places?

"Every being is intended to be on earth for a certain purpose."
-- Sa'di, 12th Century Persian poet

http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201105/can-you-search-too-hard-happiness/why-its-hard-find-your-life-purpose-in-todays-w

Am I Happy Yet?

There's a difference between happiness and fulfillment

http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201105/can-you-search-too-hard-happiness/am-i-happy-yet

Happiness is a Pork By-Product

You won't reach it by heading there.

http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201105/can-you-search-too-hard-happiness/happiness-is-pork-product

Boosting Others Boosts You

Volunteering really does help

http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201105/can-you-search-too-hard-happiness/boosting-others-boosts-you

Nothing Is That Important

A Sunday afternoon with Daniel Kahneman.

http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201105/can-you-search-too-hard-happiness/nothing-is-important

The Hidden Side of Happiness

Pleasure only gets you so far. A rich, rewarding life often requires a messy battle with adversity.

http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201105/can-you-search-too-hard-happiness/the-hidden-side-happiness

Big Moments

Peak experiences are hard to predict—and that's part of their charm.

http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201105/can-you-search-too-hard-happiness/big-moments

Happiness and the Quest for Wealth

The materialistic search for happiness is laden with paradox.

http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201105/can-you-search-too-hard-happiness/happiness-and-the-quest-wealth

Why We Make a Fuss Over Happiness

Is that all there is?

http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201105/can-you-search-too-hard-happiness/why-we-make-fuss-over-happiness

Suffer...for Fifteen Minutes

Did it boost your happiness?

http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201105/can-you-search-too-hard-happiness/sufferfor-fifteen-minutes

The Perils of Optimism

Why pessimism shouldn't get the bad rap

http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201105/can-you-search-too-hard-happiness/the-perils-optimism

A Credo for Living Sanely (What's True for Me)

15 basic "truths" that work for me

http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201105/can-you-search-too-hard-happiness/credo-living-sanely-whats-true-me

Writing About Death Can Increase Happiness: Revisited

Awareness we could die is intricately bound to happiness.

http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201105/can-you-search-too-hard-happiness/writing-about-death-can-increase-happiness-revi

Secrets of Happiness

If pleasure is not what drives us, what does?

http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201105/can-you-search-too-hard-happiness/secrets-happiness

Sick and Stuck in a Small Town

Finding happiness right outside my door.

http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201105/can-you-search-too-hard-happiness/sick-and-stuck-in-small-town

Is Our Definition of "Happiness" Extrovert-centric?

Do introverts and extroverts pursue different types of happiness?

http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201105/can-you-search-too-hard-happiness/is-our-definition-happiness-extrovert-centric

Happy Children Make Happy Adults

Does being a happy kid guarantee a happy adulthood?

http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201105/can-you-search-too-hard-happiness/happy-children-make-happy-adults