Are you naturally carefree and happy? If so, it’s likely a mix of your genetics (identical twins reared apart usually have the same level of happiness) and your personal choices about how to live your ...

I have written two books and many articles about the differences between happy and unhappy retirees, the accumulation of which required countless hours of surveys and analysis. I got into the ...

I sat at just one more cafe in a life of cafes, hoping to finish yet another cover letter for a tenure-track job, before heading home. I was stuck on a sentence attempting to articulate my philosophy ...

One of the easiest ways to reconnect — that doesn’t even cost a dime or that much time — is to ask meaningful questions and be fully present in conversations. I've rounded up some of the best ...

Today’s Wall Street Journal Personal Journal section leads with an article by Elizabeth Bernstein posing the question “How Happy Is Your Marriage?” That question troubles me. There is something right ...