In his powerful book “The Burnout Society,” South Korean philosopher Byung-Chul Han argues that in modern society, individuals have an imperative to achieve. Han calls this an “achievement society” in ...

Many people say they are looking for happiness. They spend a lot of time and resources searching for the secrets of well-being, like old-time miners prospecting for gold. But for some sages throughout ...

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An immutable characteristic of life is adversity. Even for those who manage to pursue and achieve “the good life,” a certain amount of trauma, adversity, and challenge is inevitable. Family discord, ...

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Do you believe happiness is the ultimate goal of human life? If yes, then you might be a budding Aristotelian, says Edith Hall, a classics professor at Durham University and a scholar of the ancient ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. What we do in our free time says a lot about what makes us happy. Halfpoint Images/Moment via Getty Images In his powerful book ...

(The Conversation) — A philosopher argues that true leisure is when we can reflect on our real priorities, cultivate friendships and decide what kind of life we want to live. (The Conversation) — In ...