Happiness is often thought of as any positive emotion. Words that people will often use to describe being happy include bliss, joy, gratitude, contentment, delight, and enjoyment. Yet these terms ...

American positive psychologist Stephanie Harrison sees this as an outdated vision of happiness. She wrote New Happy: Getting Happiness Right in a World That’s Got It Wrong to challenge the way ...

It’s valuable for people to continue observing and revising what makes them happy at a given time to continue striving for fulfillment throughout their lifetime. For more, see Happiness Over the ...