Kira M. Newman is the managing editor of Greater Good. Her work has been published in outlets including the Washington Post, ...

“Forgive and forget.” This is familiar advice given for anyone who’s been wronged by someone else. It suggests that forgiving will help you forget the harm that’s been done to you, allowing you to ...

A new study examined different ways of coping with stress to see what makes us feel better when we're struggling.

Taking care of yourself as a parent isn't an indulgence; it has a substantial effect on the well-being of your children.

Much of what we recognize as “mainstream mindfulness” has been shaped through a Western lens, often stripped of its cultural ...

“It is much safer to be feared than loved,” writes Niccolò Machiavelli in The Prince, his classic 16th-century treatise advocating manipulation and occasional cruelty as the best means to power.Almost ...

Based on extensive research and observation, I’ve come to realize that hierarchy is necessary to get work done, and it can be a force for good—better performance, relationships, and well-being at work ...

The emotion was contentment, and while we were working on translating our study, our guide, Dr. Dorji Wangchuk, stopped for a moment when we reached this word.“In our culture, this emotion is very ...

When researchers refer to the concept of social connection, they mean the feeling that you belong to a group and generally feel close to other people. Scientific evidence strongly suggests that this ...

Every year, we at Greater Good give “Greater Goodies” to movies that illuminate human strengths and virtues. For us, the film of the year was Inside Out 2, which you won’t see listed here because ...

Deadly wildfires in Maui and Canada. Chaotic floods at the Burning Man festival and around the world. More, and more, intense hurricanes. Hottest day on record ever, every year. Climate crisis is all ...