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Ditch the treadmill and take this happiness prescription to extend your life
Swedish professor Fredrik Nyström believes happiness boosts longevity. Can walking a dog or tinkering with a car be healthier than hours at the gym? It’s a controversial theory, but one he champions.
25 things to make you happy
From sun-soaked Mexican neighbourhoods to Athenian hat-makers and uninhibited dancing, our curated selection offers practical wisdom for cultivating joy in everyday moments.
Pursuits of happiness
Whether it’s walking, drawing or playing tennis (badly), six writers and artists share their thoughts on the things that bring them joy.
Sound bites
Feeling that the best way to improve your prospects is to believe what you read in a fortune cookie? We’ve come up with some appropriate aphorisms for our times.
In it together
In these digital times, loneliness is a key issue for many countries. Denmark, the world’s most enthusiastic participants in clubs and societies, may just have the answer to solving this modern-day problem.
Diplomacy
Bulgaria’s digital goodwill ambassador, Finland’s happy holiday and a Brazilian change of heart.
Serious business
A slavish addiction to your smartphone can bring you down. App developers and ‘happiness consultants’ think they can help. But are they really enough to keep you smiling?
Before you read our editor in chief’s welcome note, turn your phone off.
A welcome from our editor in chief.
Inside Finland’s state-backed pursuit of happiness
According to the UN, Finns live in the world’s happiest nation. Decades of government-led tweaks to Finnish life have conjured a surprising level of contentment, making the country a social experiment.
The happiness formula
We often ask if people are ‘ok’. But since when was being ok good enough? This isn't about scraping by: it’s about celebrating elements of life that surpass the ordinary.
