Happiness

February 2024

• Feb 15, 2024ConceptsThe Psychology of Social Comparison and Its ImpactLeon Festinger's social comparison theory, the Easterlin Paradox, Robert Frank's positional goods, and Instagram research explain why comparing...16 MIN7.2k

January 2024

• Jan 11, 2024ConceptsPositive Psychology: Research on Flourishing LivesPositive psychology shifted the field from pathology to flourishing: studying happiness, strength, meaning, and well-being.21 MIN8.0k

October 2023

• Oct 9, 2023ConceptsWhy Money Can't Buy Happiness (But It Helps)The Kahneman-Deaton $75k study and Killingsworth's 2021 revision reshaped how we think about income and wellbeing.14 MIN4.9k

July 2023

• Jul 1, 2023ConceptsPhilosophy's Perspective on Happiness and Its MeaningsWhat does philosophy say about happiness? From Aristotle's eudaimonia and hedonism to Kantian duty, Stoic equanimity, and Buddhist detachment,...21 MIN2.2k

June 2022

• Jun 7, 2022ConceptsUnderstanding Positive Psychology's Key ConceptsPositive psychology studies what makes life worth living. Explore Seligman's PERMA model, flow theory, character strengths, gratitude research,...19 MIN7.6k