Happiness
New research reveals: Well-being peaks at age 47
As people move through their 40s, they describe getting to know themselves better and caring less about others’ judgments.
Finland announces 100-year study to uncover why Finns are so happy
Israeli youth maintain positive moods amid global life satisfaction crisis, war - opinion
Israel ranks eighth globally in 2026 World Happiness Index despite war
How is Israel one of the happiest and angriest countries?
How does one explain the huge gap between an intolerable existence full of tension in Israel of 2022 and the OECD’s ranking of Israel as one of the top ten happiest countries in the world?
The power of the soul makes miracles happen -opinion
With all due respect to the important treatments the world of cancer medicine has to offer, the patient’s spirit can have an outsized impact.
What do you need to do in order to be truly happy?
About 50 academics reviewed tens of thousands of studies to answer the following question: What makes psychotherapy successful?
Rosh Hashanah: Having a Happy Jewish New Year in Israel - opinion
When we’re counting those 613 seeds of the pomegranate that correspond to mitzvot on Rosh Hashanah, remember that it’s a major mitzvah to be happy.
Why are Israelis so happy? Because Israel is small - opinion
One of the leading factors that I have read about and makes the most sense to me is that in this geographically small land, one’s family and loved ones are nearby.
Why is Israel one of the world's happiest countries?
An explanation is needed for why Israel is one of only two non-European countries [the other is New Zealand at No. 10] in the top 10 happiest places on earth.
The mental health pandemic: America's great national emergency - opinion
We can only hope that our elected officials will begin to address mental health for what it is, a national emergency.
Dementia: Finding happiness beyond the point of no return
Barbara Diamond gets personal in her blog, Thedementiadiary.com
Dementia: Finding happiness beyond the point of no return
Barbara Diamond gets personal in her blog, Thedementiadiary.com
My Word: Happy to be here
The World Happiness Report is issued by the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN), and it makes me happy that sometimes even a UN-affiliated body has something nice to say.