Is social connection the secret to happiness?
Maintaining social connections, by checking in on our friends, contributes much more to our personal happiness than other activities or ...
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What is the key to happiness for young single adults? A study tells us
Satisfying friendships make single people happy as they enter adulthood. THE ESSENTIAL Singles who are satisfied with their friendships tend ...
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Mental health: art is as good as having a job
Creative activities boost mental health by increasing feelings of worth, happiness and satisfaction in life. THE ESSENTIAL Engaging in creative ...
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Judging your own happiness could backfire
Being concerned about happiness but not aspiring to it is linked to negative emotions and poorer well-being. THE ESSENTIAL The ...
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Happiness: find your reason for living thanks to ikigai
Ikigai is a Japanese concept that can help you access mental well-being, essential for long-term health. “Health is a state ...
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Happiness can be learned… but it takes work!
It is possible to learn to be happy according to a study from the University of Bristol, but it requires ...
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Greeting strangers, the solution to being happier?
Just saying “hello” to strangers can increase our happiness levels. THE ESSENTIAL To combat loneliness, which is “a global public ...
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Why can the pursuit of happiness be a source of frustration?
What if happiness resided in understanding the complexity of life? THE ESSENTIAL Pursuing well-being at all costs can sometimes turn ...
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Being single in your twenties allows you to be happier later
A new psychology study indicates that being single in your 20s makes you happier later on. A recent study found ...
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Depression: Having a hobby helps older people avoid this disorder
Among those over 65, having a hobby is associated with fewer depressive symptoms and higher levels of happiness. THE ESSENTIAL ...
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Why is singleness so stigmatized?
Happiness does not only depend on the romantic relationship. THE ESSENTIAL Celibacy is often stigmatized when it can be a ...
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Mental health: the more you work alone, the more unhappy you are
American researchers have identified the characteristics that affect the happiness of workers. THE ESSENTIAL Adults in a profession that requires ...
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Why do we fall in love more easily in the spring?
Birds are singing, the air is sweet, outfits are lighter and café terraces are overrun. We want happiness, we dream ...
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Happiness: here is the ranking of the countries where we are the happiest in 2023
Commissioned by the United Nations, the latest ranking of the World Happiness Report was recently published: it determines the level ...
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A single quality conversation with a friend improves well-being
Catching up, having a chat or joking with a friend once a day contributes to our happiness and reduces our ...
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Psoriasis Day: an embarrassing disease for patients, which impacts their happiness
© Getty ImagesPsoriasis affects nearly 2.4 million people in France, according to the report "Objectives Peau 2017" of the French ...
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Orgasm is as much fun as a pay rise
A duo of Australian researchers have succeeded in finding a link between lasting happiness and recurring orgasms. And if, finally, ...
Read moreThe Danes have the recipe for happiness
For consolation, Americans traumatized by Donald Trump's victory should look to Denmark. They would discover the recipe for happiness there. ...
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Well-being: our present feelings modify memories of past happiness
According to a recent study, we confuse feeling happy with feeling better. Our current sense of happiness or ill-being interferes ...
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Forcing ourselves to smile would make us happier
According to a new study on the link between facial expressions and emotions, smiling mechanically increases our feelings of happiness. ...
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Happiness: what is the least happy period of our life?
A Spanish researcher has determined the years during which we are less fulfilled. THE ESSENTIAL France is in 20th place ...
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Acts of generosity make you happier than you think!
The virtues of a generous act are often underestimated by those who perform them, according to a new study. THE ...
Read moreHow much does happiness cost?
We may say that money does not buy happiness, sociological studies tend to prove the opposite: an increase in wealth ...
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Happiness, stronger than Alzheimer’s
A study, carried out on 950 people in good mental health, recently revealed the non-negligible weight of the psychological factor ...
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Happiness and unhappiness would have no influence on mortality
© ThinkstockYour happiness will not make you live longer and your misfortune will not shorten your days. The study that ...
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Swimmer’s happiness: water sports are healthy
And especially outside Aafke Jochems (59) always hated swimming. Now she swims outside a few times a week. Sometimes in ...
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Does money bring happiness ? Sport, much more
© Getty ImagesThe saying goes that money doesn't buy happiness. Is the key to well-being then to be found in ...
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Happiness has a positive impact on health
© iStock Photothe happinessis health. This is more or less what news reveals research studies published in the journal Applied ...
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For seniors, happiness is (above all) health
© Thinkstock84% of them consider themselves happy. the happiness of the elderly over the age of 70 and residents of ...
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Smile: the key to happiness and good health
Beautiful teeth for self-confidence It is not for nothing that many parents turn to professionals, such as here, to correct ...
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