It was 2014, and my research team—including the GGSC’s Dacher Keltner—was studying a remote group of former nomads high in the Himalayas of Eastern Bhutan. This was a place that no outsider had ever ...

Many of us seek happiness as a guiding aim in our lives. But what about being content? Are feelings of contentment just a lesser, diluted form of happiness—or something distinct and valuable to pursue ...

Two weeks ago, a man who has just received a free haircut at the New Orleans Mission, the homeless shelter on Oretha Castle Haley Boulevard, tells me, "I couldn't be blessed more." The rationalist in ...

The General Overseer of The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) Pastor Enoch Adeboye has challenged Nigerians to imbibe the values of love, contentment and peaceful co-existence to foster national ...

It is early December and your days are suddenly full. There are school concerts, end-of-year celebrations, work deadlines, family gatherings and the logistical gymnastics to make them work, not to ...

Contentment is a temporary state based on your perceived successful completion of a task, then you move on. But as you age, contentment becomes increasingly externalized. Source: Calm. Contented.