Being happy is about feeling good. Meaning is derived from contributing to others or to society in a bigger way. But a new study, just published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of ...

We have yet, though, to pay as much attention to the concept of ‘meaning,’ at our collective peril. This oversight is a root cause of companies’ and investments’ inadequate progress toward ...

Yet today many of us seem to be struggling to find meaning by gathering up achievements, spending so much time at work that we’re cut off from other people. Are we headed down the wrong path? New ...

“How to Build a Life” is a weekly column by Arthur Brooks, tackling questions of meaning and happiness. Click here to listen to his new podcast series on all things happiness, How to Build a ...

More important, if a reporter, or media critic, referred to the lede of a story, readers would be right to scratch their heads. Lead, on the other hand, is an everyday word with a clear meaning ...