Your 30s often arrive with clarity, responsibility and a deeper understanding of who you are. This phase is less about ...

As a poignant reminder of our shared humanity, we tend to derive purpose from similar sources despite the remar ...

It’s a great time to get serious about living a good life. Across the disciplines, the number of scholars engaged in research about happiness and well-being is at its peak, and the wealth of knowledge ...

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Dr. Robert Waldinger, one of the authors of The Good Life: Lessons from the World's Longest Scientific Study on... Lessons for living a happy life, according to science ...

“You only learn half the things you need to know in the classroom.” When I first heard that saying, I brushed it off as something adults said to make school sound deeper than it really was. But now, a ...

Life lessons can often feel hard-won. You choose what you think is best—or even most exciting—in the moment, only to realize later on that it may not have been the wisest decision after all. And ...

Growing up is never easy. We all stumble, make mistakes, try again and grow from them the best we can. For many of us, the voices of our elders still play in our heads, giving us the best advice on ...

From budgeting to resilience, there are several basic life lessons most parents completely forget to teach their kids.

Arguably the best way to know if someone did a great job raising their kids is to observe how they behave as adults. There’s no official guidebook on how to be a good parent. Providing safety, love, ...

Remember Jo Dee Messina? “Life Is Good” is one of her finest country tunes, and its life lesson is pretty direct: Life is just too short to let negativity get in the way of enjoying it. She’s right, ...