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The 10 Most Popular Raising Happiness Posts in 2012

Wondering which Raising Happiness posts were most popular in 2012—on Greater Good and Facebook—and which generated the most comments? Here’s the list! 10. Not Too Thin, Not Too Fat How to raise healthy, happy kids. 9. Is Your Kid Mean? Five ways to raise...

Published Mon, Jan 07 2013 10:00 AM by Raising Happiness

Don’t Quit Your Resolutions Now!

Did you make a resolution this year that will bring you more health and happiness? If so, good for you! Just the act of making a New Year’s resolution makes you 10 times more likely to bring about positive changes in your life. But of course, to reap...

Published Mon, Jan 21 2013 12:01 AM by Raising Happiness

Podcast: Managing routines, sleep, and sugar intake so kids can thrive

The holidays are so fun, but many kids get really out of whack. How to manage moodiness and exhaustion at this time of year. Please check out my podcast with Rona Renner either here on the Greater Good website, or here on iTunes. Happy listening! Follow...

Published Thu, Dec 13 2012 9:25 AM by Raising Happiness

How We Judge Other People’s Generosity—And Why It Matters

Imagine seeing a woman stop on the street to give a dollar to a homeless person. Would that inspire you to give yourself, or would you just walk on? Many of us would be moved to give, which might even inspire others to give, creating a cycle of generosity...

Published Mon, Apr 29 2019 4:16 AM by Greater Good Articles

Your Happiness Calendar for May 2019

Our monthly Happiness Calendar is a day-by-day guide to well-being. It can help inject a bit of happiness into your everyday life with videos, articles, practices, podcasts, and other content from the Greater Good Science Center and beyond. This May,...

Published Tue, Apr 30 2019 1:21 PM by Greater Good Articles

What Makes Technology Good or Bad for Us?

Everyone’s worried about smartphones. Headlines like “Have smartphones destroyed a generation?” and “Smartphone addiction could be changing your brain” paint a bleak picture of our smartphone addiction and its long-term consequences. This isn’t a new...

Published Thu, May 02 2019 5:46 AM by Greater Good Articles

Can Happiness Trickle Down from the Global Elite?

The World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, is not what you’d call a “woo woo” gathering. It convenes chief executives from over 1,000 member-companies—some of the largest in the world—to discuss the big social, economic, and political issues...

Published Fri, Feb 22 2019 6:22 AM by Greater Good Articles

Thirteen Films That Highlight the Best in Humanity

With the Oscars coming up, it’s time once again to give out the Greater Goodies, which honor movies from the past year that exemplify the keys to our well-being, like curiosity, purpose, compassion, and love. There are some prominent themes in this year...

Published Wed, Feb 20 2019 1:46 AM by Greater Good Articles

Gratitude Journal: Calling in the Reinforcements

I am so happy my mom is here to help us during the holidays. Family of five plus Nonna Got Gratitude? Want to share it with others? Welcome to our community gratitude journal, open to all who’d like to express their thanks or share a happy thought. Here...

Published Fri, Dec 10 2010 10:00 AM by Raising Happiness raising_happiness

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Book Club: Raising Happiness, Ch. 3

Welcome to our third summer book club meeting, a discussion of Raising Happiness prompted by Katy Keim of BookSnob. We are posting Katy’s review of Raising Happiness chapter by chapter each Thursday. This book club first ran on Motherese, so you might...

Published Thu, Jul 15 2010 6:00 AM by Raising Happiness raising_happiness

Tuesday Tip: Let Yourself Feel What You Feel

When we feel stressed out (or sad or disappointed, for that matter) life offers a host of ways to not really feel those negative feelings. (For example: drugs and alcohol. Facebook. Staying really busy.) The problem is that when we numb unpleasant feelings...

Published Tue, Aug 30 2011 7:00 AM by Raising Happiness raising_happiness

Gratitude Journal: Time with Nature

Got Gratitude? Share it here! Welcome to our community gratitude journal, open to all who’d like to express their thanks or share a happy thought. Thankful for…our first ziplining adventure. I think [my son and I] both felt gratitude for the feeling of...

Published Fri, Jul 01 2011 8:30 AM by Raising Happiness raising_happiness

Why We Have Trouble Supporting Greater Income Equality

According to data from the Congressional Budget Office, wealth inequality has been rising steeply in the United States over the last 30 years. This gap between rich and poor means that the top 1% of earners now own nearly 30% of the total wealth in the...

Published Thu, Jun 12 2025 5:02 AM by Greater Good Articles

What Can We Do to Stop Conspiracy Theories?

Even in the face of overwhelming evidence, false narratives can be incredibly sticky. Many people insist that the earth is flat, that childhood vaccines cause autism, or that climate change is a hoax, despite ample scientific evidence to the contrary...

Published Fri, Feb 21 2025 4:35 AM by Greater Good Articles

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