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 ...

Ten-year-old Dean Thompson drives the combine on his family’s farm, with a little help from his dad. Submitted photo As the sun dipped low on the horizon on a mid-October day, 10-year-old Dean ...

Maybe our ancestors were right.

Cultivate social relationships for a happier, healthier, longer life. If you had a tough childhood and you struggle with low self-esteem, intimacy, shame, and/or anxiety, consider exploring ...

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, ...

I didn’t expect to experience this lesson so clearly the first time I visited a Quaker meeting. About 30 minutes into the shared silence—the community gathered in a circle, each person listening ...

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, ...