What makes for a good life? Is it pleasure or enjoying the passage of time, as James Taylor once sang? Or is it more about living life with purpose and contributing to other people’s well-being? While ...

Most of us know and value pleasant experiences. We savor the taste of a freshly picked strawberry. We laugh more than an event warrants, just because laughing feels good. We might argue about the ...

Running through our daily routines with a burden of endless commitments weighing down on us, few of us find a moment to look around. To really look at things that surround us. In this rare moment, not ...

The world is a fascinating place. It is full of so many beautiful things, from natural wonders to man-made designs, that it is hard to believe we ever get bored. However, routines do often get the ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Interesting people are like the special sauce that adds that all-important dash of flavor to an otherwise mundane recipe. Interesting ...

I’ve always been fascinated by people who seem effortlessly interesting. I used to get jealous of them, but not anymore. Wildly interesting people are a source of fascination to me, and often, it’s ...

How often have you seen yourself as a boring, uninteresting person? Do you tend to feel self-conscious, overly shy, or awkward when interacting with people? The self-image of being uninteresting can ...

Lorraine Besser received funding for this research from the Templeton Foundation, in coordination with St. Louis University, and from Middlebury College. Imagine it’s Monday morning, too cold and too ...

People with a true sense of internal authenticity don’t just boast better relationships and mental health — they also tend to have a greater sense of meaning in their lives, according to a study from ...