the science of happiness and well being

Happiness. It’s a state of being that’s hard to define. Yet, humans have constantly worked to achieve it across cultures, geography, and time. Happiness means something different to each individual—ask 100 people what it means, and you’ll get 100 different answers. And given that what makes us happy frequently changes throughout our lifetime, it’s little wonder that it’s difficult to agree on a single definition of happiness. Review some examples of how the meaning of happiness changes over time below.