Making plans can be fun. Mapping out a future vacation, figuring out dinner plans with family for the weekend, buying tickets to see an afternoon movie.

Happiness is the gift that keeps on giving: It makes you more emotionally tough, improves your relationships, and even boosts your physical health.

Happiness, we’re often told, is one of those things you either have or don’t have.

You might think you have to put in long hours or take on a big project to boost your performance at work.

Welcome to our new Cup of Calm series, where we’ll feature interviews with interesting people and experts who share their journey to resilience and their wisdom on well-being.

Welcome to our new Cup of Calm series! Every few weeks, we’ll feature interviews with interesting people and experts who have inspiring stories and backgrounds—sharing their story to resilience an…

Now that the holiday season has wound down and those graceful first snows have transformed into muddy slush, it’s easy to start resenting the weather and wishing the chill away.

Our jobs are a big part of our lives. We spend nearly all of our waking hours at it. We probably see more of our cubicle mates than our actual mates.

Have you ever felt disrespected at work? You’re not alone. A recent poll from Harvard Business Review reveals that 98% of people have experienced “uncivil behavior” at the office.

Stress is the new smoking. Nobody wants to be stressed. It’s considered almost taboo, a bad habit that we need to break—because we now know how insidious stress can be.

Happiness isn’t all fun and games. Research shows that it can improve your life substantially, and that unhappiness sets you up for less success and poorer health.