Human beings have a deep need to make a difference. We want to feel useful, to feel that we matter to the people around us. We carry a universal urge to contribute

The study of happiness has exploded over the past 25 years, expanding into something that now permeates everyday life. Workplaces build programs around it

There’s been a growing interest in wellbeing in recent years, which is, of course, a good thing. But a lot of the attention, at least the kind that tends to cross my path

I want to make the case for human goodness. I want to be able to say that humans are lovely and generous and kind without being dismissed as naïve or one of those “positive” people.

Think about the last time you ended an interaction feeling lighter than when it began. Really, try to picture at least one example before reading on.

If helping feels good, as I’ve written about elsewhere one could reasonably ask why the world so often feels so unhelpful and self-absorbed.