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The Happiest People

Not all the things we want turn out to be good for us. Although some fulfilled wishes cause no harm, they may still interfere with our getting that which is

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Effortful Fullfillment

UCLA psychologist Jim Stigler gave American and Japanese elementary school students the same convoluted math problems to solve. The American kids struggled briefly with the problems and then gave up.

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Smarter Than Smart

Here are some ideas for becoming smarter than our IQ: Know Thyself Knowing our internal states—our emotional strengths and weaknesses—can help us develop our talents while minimizing our defects. For

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