An examination of emotions reported on 12 million personal blogs along with a series of surveys and laboratory experiments shows that the meaning of happiness is not fixed; instead, it systematically shifts over the course of one’s lifetime.Whereas younger people are more likely to associate...

Does thinking about time, rather than money, influence how effectively individuals pursue personal happiness? Laboratory and field experiments reveal that implicitly activating the construct of time motivates individuals to spend more time with friends and family and less time working –...

Although a substantial amount of research has examined the link between money and happiness, far less has examined the link between time and happiness. This paper argues, however, that time plays a critical role in understanding happiness, and it complements the money-spending happiness...