For the latest edition of Okayplayer’s Pursuit of Happiness, Flee Lord gets real about avoiding the toxicity of social media and more. Peter A. Berry. December 11, 2024.

She has a number-one album, a billion-times streamed song and a global tour under her belt. But it’s love, happiness and contentment that has Beabadoobee really excited… ...

Okayplayer presents Pursuit of Happiness, a series that lets people from all walks of life describe their mental wellness journey. In promoting the column, OKP has teamed up with BetterHelp, the ...

“The pursuit of happiness costs mental resources. Instead of just going with the flow, you are trying to make yourself feel differently,” explains Sam Maglio in a press release .

Key points. A recent study shows that focusing on happiness as a primary goal doesn’t always boost well-being. Increases in happiness focus did not lead to better life satisfaction over time.

Americans are getting our ‘pursuit of happiness’ all wrong. There’s a simple fix. We need to better recognize that simple moments of happiness, like eating ice cream that others made, ...

Still, when happiness comes to the forefront of rationalization and consciousness, then the chances of detrimental consequences greatly increase. Instead, a path of meaning should be established.

IDEAS The ‘pursuit of happiness’ may sound good. But what if that’s the wrong approach? When I was growing up in a striving immigrant household, happiness wasn’t necessarily a consideration.

People in the Netherlands top the list when it comes to happiness, and Hungary and South Korea are at the bottom. The United States ranks 23rd out of 140 nations. And it turns out younger people ...