To what extent is our happiness self-determined, by our own free will?
To what extent is our happiness determined by social networks; by our social connections and our friends?
What role, if any, might modern technology such as mobile phones play in helping us boost our happiness...
Much has been said about social networks and how they may contribute to and detract from the healthy social development of people, and enhance or inhibit productivity in the workplace. There is some new evidence now that social networks make happiness contagious.
New research by James Fowler at The University...
To make sense of a complicated world and our place in it, humans need to construct meaning. We need to know what is expected of us, how to behave and how to function among other people. Otherwise, our sense of self is at risk.
But our...
Happiness is a fundamental object of human existence. To the extent that it is synonymous with pleasure, it could even be said to be one of the "two sovereign masters" that, Jeremy Bentham argued, govern our lives. The other master, lest we forget, is pain.Our...
