The pithy aphorism that “the best things in life are free,” while no doubt well-intentioned, is simply false. It’s slightly more accurate to suggest that the best things in life can’t be bought, but ...

Now, this list isn’t about winning a lottery, inheriting a fortune, or waking up to understand animal language. Rather, this list is dedicated to the small but positively awesome things in life that ...

Most people want to make it big, but by the time they get there, they realize just how much of a difference the small things make. We spend most of our lives chasing after the things we’re supposed to ...

Have you ever wanted something so badly, gotten it, and then, after a bit of time has passed, begun to feel like maybe you want something else instead—despite the fact that the thing you acquired or ...

The people you're choosing to keep around you completely change how you perceive, feel about, and exist in the world, for better and worse. Even if you're scared of alone time or trying to figure out ...

I set out to write about the impact that sudden unwanted changes can have on one’s perceptions of success, to argue that most circumstances in life are beyond our control, and, therefore, the best we ...

When I was teaching, I sometimes asked my students: Are the good things in life scarce? Based on those conversations, I can report that people tended to say they are. As the students saw it, there are ...