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Your Happiness Calendar for April 2023

Our monthly Happiness Calendar is a day-by-day guide to well-being. This month, we hope it helps you cultivate your inner strength. To open the clickable calendar, click on the image below. (Please note: If you are having trouble clicking on calendar...

Published Fri, Mar 31 2023 5:28 AM by Greater Good Articles

11 Things to Do When You Feel Lonely

Loneliness has been on the rise in the United States in recent decades, causing concern about our health and well-being. More people are reporting that they feel lonely often and lack close confidants or meaningful social interactions. After suffering...

Published Wed, Jan 18 2023 4:23 AM by Greater Good Articles

Your Happiness Calendar for May 2022

Our monthly Happiness Calendar is a day-by-day guide to well-being. This month, we hope it helps you be calm, clear, and kind with others. To open the clickable calendar, click on the image below. (Please note: If you are having trouble clicking on calendar...

Published Fri, Apr 29 2022 4:32 AM by Greater Good Articles

Family Conflict Is Normal; It’s the Repair That Matters

Three months into the pandemic, I had the urge to see my 28-year-old daughter and her husband, 2,000 miles away. She had weathered an acute health crisis, followed by community protests that propelled them both onto the streets to serve food and clean...

Published Tue, Oct 27 2020 5:07 AM by Greater Good Articles

Three Steps to Teach Children About Honesty

“I don’t think my child understands the importance of honesty,” a mother once said to me, after she found her child lying about eating Halloween candy that had been made off-limits. We teach children how to count, to read, to tie their shoelaces. We teach...

Published Tue, Oct 18 2022 5:44 AM by Greater Good Articles

Why Meditation Might Need a Warning Label

Since mindfulness is something you can practice at home for free, it often sounds like the perfect tonic for stress and mental health issues. Mindfulness is a type of Buddhist-based meditation in which you focus on being aware of what you’re sensing,...

Published Fri, Sep 13 2024 5:13 AM by Greater Good Articles

Greater Good Resources to Take Action Against Gun Violence

When will it ever stop? As gun violence gets worse in the United States, many of us feel overwhelmed by helplessness and anger. We feel that, too, at Greater Good. But we know that change is possible, and that what we do as individuals matters. We’ll...

Published Thu, May 26 2022 9:52 AM by Greater Good Articles

How to Help Teens Put Less Pressure on Themselves

My friend’s teen daughter, Belen, had a big upcoming exam this past semester. Starting a week before the exam, she studied incessantly. Every possible available moment. The night before the exam, she hardly slept—she was too nervous, tossing and turning...

Published Fri, Mar 25 2022 3:26 AM by Greater Good Articles

Three Ways to Inspire Kids to Be Generous Around the Holidays

With the holiday season just around the corner, families and households will soon be gathering to give and receive gifts. Many will also be sending donations to communities in crisis, and organizing charity events and food drives to help others. The reason...

Published Tue, Nov 28 2023 5:54 AM by Greater Good Articles

For Black Children, Play Can Be Transformative

In 2014, police killed 12-year-old Tamir Rice as he played with a toy gun at a Cleveland recreation center. Ma’Khia Bryant was 16 when she was killed by police, also in Ohio. In Orlando, six-year-old Kaia Rolle was arrested at school for throwing a temper...

Published Tue, Aug 10 2021 5:02 AM by Greater Good Articles

How Strong Is Your Sense of Purpose in Life?

Do you feel like what you do and who you are in the world matters? Do you have a sense that your actions are meaningful, and contribute to or benefit something that you care about? That’s your sense of purpose. According to research, having purpose staves...

Published Mon, Apr 11 2022 4:06 AM by Greater Good Articles

What’s Wrong With Too Much Self-Control?

Having high self-control is often seen as a good thing. It’s believed to be key to success in many aspects of life—whether that’s getting a promotion at work, sticking to your workout regime, or resisting the temptation of a sweet treat when you’re watching...

Published Fri, Feb 02 2024 4:29 AM by Greater Good Articles

There’s More to Flourishing Than Individual Tips

“Languishing” is the in-vogue term for today’s widely shared sense of pandemic malaise. According to some psychologists, you can stop languishing with simple steps: Savor the small stuff; do five good deeds; find activities that let you “flow.” Change...

Published Fri, Apr 15 2022 3:50 AM by Greater Good Articles

How We’re Overcoming the Stigma of Mental Illness

Today, people in the United States know far more about mental illness than did previous generations. They might know what it looks like: changes in emotions, thinking, or behavior that make function in daily life difficult, if not impossible. They’re...

Published Wed, Apr 27 2022 8:03 AM by Greater Good Articles

How Do People Around the World Help Each Other Out?

When was the last time you asked someone for help? Many of us might think back to bigger moments—like a ride to the airport or talking through a personal problem—but it turns out that asking for (and receiving) help is such a common occurrence that we...

Published Mon, Oct 02 2023 5:19 AM by Greater Good Articles

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