If your goal is to be happier in the year ahead, you might focus on your body rather than your mind. You can start right now by sitting up a little straighter. Then give a brief smile—even a fake one.

Gretchen Rubin, host of the Happier podcast, says happiness is less about attaining joy than it is about growing in the right direction. She explains how to make small changes that can move you toward ...

Predicting whether the outcome of a decision will make you happy is often impossible. Predicting a decision’s impact on you is not.

For six years and counting, Finland has been the happiest country in the world. But it's a common misconception to think the people there are simply born with a positive outlook on life, says Frank ...

One of the biggest challenges is learning how to be happy with yourself. This journey starts and ends with self-love.

What is happiness? Is it feeling good all the time? Having a sunny disposition? Feeling like you are where you want to be in life? Instead, Rubin says to ask yourself: "Will this make me happier?" ...