Happiness Articles
No platitudes — real, evidence-based writing about what you're going through.
Happiness myths that keep you chasing
Six things the culture promises about happiness, what the evidence says, and one small thing to try this week. Emmons, Fredrickson, Lyubomirsky.
12 minHappiness or pleasure: two different maps
Happiness and pleasure feel similar from the inside but run on different mechanisms. The Lyubomirsky model, what each one does, and an exercise for today.
11 minWhy happiness does not last
The good things stop feeling good, the baseline settles back, and you wonder what is wrong with you. The hedonic treadmill, frequency, the pursuit paradox.
12 min