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Epicurus, a Greek philosopher, taught that true happiness stems from pleasure, defined as the absence of pain and mental disturbance, not indulgence. He emphasized overcoming the fear of gods and ...

The “golden repair” mindset encourages us to see failure as a chance to grow—a lesson we can apply to our own lives. Kintsugi is an ancient Japanese art form that offers a profound metaphor for ...

All humans strive to be happy in some form. While there are intriguing variations in what exactly it means to be happy, this tenet is one of the rare human universals, transcending differences in ...

We are never short of recipes for happiness. The internet, in particular, is full of people who claim to be happy and to have the ability to make others happy if they follow their advice. Becoming ...

In his day, the 18th-century German philosopher Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel was what we would call a “celebrity academic,” enjoying top university posts and a wide readership for his books. This ...