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Being Smarter Doesn't Equal Happiness

In an article in The Atlantic, Joe Pinkser interviews author Raj Raghunathan about his new book If You're So Smart, Why Aren't You Happy? The ...


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Brené Brown on the Church as Midwife

Popular author and speaker Brené Brown recently described what she called a "breakdown" that propelled her to go back to church. But in a video ...


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Tiger Woods Tries to Find Significance

For nearly a decade Tiger Woods was the dominant force in pro golf, spending 264 weeks as World Number One. But after a rash of injuries and poor performances, ...


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Study Reveals Children Struggle with Deep Unhappiness

A new study published in the UK reveals that children are struggling with low self-esteem, loneliness, or deep levels of unhappiness. A free, private ...


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Faking Happiness on Facebook Helps Depression

Holly Elmore wrote a fascinating article about how faking that she was happy on Facebook actually helped her overcome her depression. On Facebook during ...


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Actor Heath Ledger Still Needed God

Every year there are a few shocking celebrity deaths in the world of entertainment that create brief searches for meaning among their fans. After one ...


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Many Workers Feel Bad 'Sunday Night Blues'

A global poll conducted by Monster.com reveals that 76 percent of respondents in the U.S. report having "really bad" Sunday night blues. That's a slight ...


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Middle-Aged Americans Are Dying of Despair

Something truly disturbing is happening to middle-aged white Americans … A new study from two Princeton economists revealed that the mortality ...


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The Necessity of Sadness

A fascinating article on Christianity Today about Pixar's film Inside Out reminds us that sadness is also a necessary (but sometimes lost) part of ...


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Story About a Man Whose Dreams Shattered

Tennessee Williams's short story "Something by Tolstoi," tells the story of Jacob Brodsky, a shy Russian Jew who runs his father's bookshop. ...


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