Many of us want to live a “good life.” But what a good life looks like and how to create it have been existential questions ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. John Baldoni speaks and writes about candor, courage and community. In The Good Life: Lessons from the World’s Longest Scientific ...

Many people don’t realize the privileges they take for granted in their adult routines, because they’ve grown up in the same situation for their entire lives. As a study from the Personality and ...

The meaning of wellness is complex, confusing, and often misunderstood, so team Well+Good had a discussion about what wellness means to each person. It’s been about a decade since Well+Good launched, ...

We all want to experience a "good life." Though we may have different definitions of what this means, it generally includes building strong relationships, doing work that we enjoy, and being satisfied ...

“Good life” courses can help prepare students to live more purposeful, meaningful lives, write Kristina Callina, Alicia Lynch and Michael Murray. Over the past 20 years, well-being indicators among ...

What makes a good life? For decades, psychologists have debated whether true fulfillment comes from happiness—a life of comfort and joy—or meaning—a life of purpose and impact. But what if there's a ...

In his powerful book The Burnout Society, South Korean philosopher Byung-Chul Han argues that in modern society, individuals have an imperative to achieve. Han calls this an "achievement society" in ...

Recently, links to a variety of articles made their way into my social media feed. One such article was from Todd (2021) 1 claiming that “Psychologists say a good life doesn’t have to be happy, or ...