I read the academic research so you don’t have to

I’ve spent my career reading literature on happiness—from neuroscience to psychology to philosophy—partly for my career and partly because I’m not naturally happy (I’m selfish: I want the answers for myself, too. “Me-search”!).

Every Friday I take the best science and translate it into something you can actually use.
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Happiness isn’t a feeling you find. It’s a direction you choose, one day at a time. Every Friday, I send one idea to help you move in a better direction, drawn from the research and practices I find most useful. Completely free, and worth the few minutes it takes to read.

One idea every Friday—A single research-backed idea to chew on, delivered to your inbox to start the weekend.

Personal updates and antics—The occasional dispatch from my own life, including the dinner-table jokes nobody asked for.

Preview of my deep dive at The Free Press—A Monday-morning look at my latest column, where I go further on some of life's biggest moral questions. Paid subscribers get full access.

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