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We know that if you’re starving, lonely, or in pain, you’ll probably get happier if you get food, friends, and relief. After that, the returns diminish very quickly. You could read all the positive psychology you want, take the online version of The Science of Wellbeing ("Yale’s Most Popular Course Ever!”), read my post on hacking the hedonic tread... See more

Adam Mastroianni • Why aren't smart people happier?

Adding 5 “slightly happy” years to a very happy life caused a substantial drop in evaluations of the total happiness of that life.

Daniel Kahneman • Thinking, Fast and Slow

I don’t think I’ve ever really been happy. For as long as I can remember, there’s always been a sadness tugging at me. Sometimes I forget about it. I guess that’s when you could say I was happy. But the minute I start to think,

Edward M. Hallowell • Driven to Distraction (Revised): Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder

inhibition of prepotent responses – or what, in everyday language, we might refer to simply as willpower.

Robin Dunbar • Friends: Understanding the Power of our Most Important Relationships

by the subjects. In his excellent book The Compassionate Mind, psychologist Paul Gilbert,

Andrew Weil • Spontaneous Happiness: Step-by-step to peak emotional wellbeing

Hobbes observes,[1] all mental pleasure consists in being able to compare oneself with others to one's own advantage.

Arthur Schopenhauer • The Collected Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer (Unexpurgated Edition) (Halcyon Classics)

the brilliant Principles-based psychiatrist William Pettit.

Michael Neill • The Inside-Out Revolution: The Only Thing You Need to Know to Change Your Life Forever

In contrast, melancholia (in my eyes) generates a deep feeling in regard to this same anxiety, a turbulence of heart that results in an active questioning of the status quo, a perpetual longing to create new ways of being and seeing.

Eric G. Wilson • Against Happiness

Metaphorically we walk in circles—watching silly TV shows, surfing the net, posting to our Facebook page—while waiting for a sense of wholeness, or peace of mind, or purpose to arrive. The