Greater Good

We round up the most-read Greater Good articles from the past year—and our editors pick the best of the rest.

Our team names the most provocative and influential findings published during this past year.

Gifts should make us feel grateful—but sometimes we only feel guilty or obligated to reciprocate. Here are four ways to stay grateful.

Members of Thnx4, the GGSC’s online gratitude journal, highlight what they gained from the divisive presidential election.

How do we encourage students to move from saying thank you to actually feeling grateful? These classroom ideas from Open Circle can help.

Fourth-grade teacher Owen Griffith offers practical ways to turn schools and classrooms into no-complaint zones.

Nurturing Gratitude from the Inside Out, from The Inner Resilience Program, offers practical classroom activities integrating gratitude, social-emotional learning, and mindfulness.

Foster kindness and goodwill at your next meeting by saying “thank you.”

These research-based practices can help kids (and adults) foster authentic happiness.

Christine Carter gets to the heart of the resentment she feels on Mother's Day.

Teacher Appreciation Week is here, not a moment too soon. How can parents and students help teachers to see their own strengths?

Several exercises to help you make the most of the International Day of Happiness.

The new book “The Happiness Track” explains how to use the science of happiness to preserve your energy and be more productive.

In a New York Times essay, the bestselling author criticizes the “selfish side” of thankfulness. But does she misread the research?

We round up the most-read Greater Good articles from the past year—and our editors pick the best of the rest.

Greater Good's editors pick the most thought-provoking, important, or useful nonfiction books published this year on the science of a meaningful life.

Gratitude and generosity go hand in hand. Here are three ways to help the generosity flow this Thanksgiving.

Here's what Shuka Kalantari learned from researching the science of gratitude while raising a toddler.

Feeling forced to say “thanks” at Thanksgiving dinner? Here are four exercises to help get the gratefulness going.

A new study suggests that "thank you" can protect marriages from the toxic effects of conflict.

"Thank you" doesn't just bring light to people's faces. It also lights up different parts of the brain.

A new book takes the reader through a year of looking on the bright side.

Our team names the most provocative and influential findings published during this past year.

We round up the most-read Greater Good articles from the past year—and our editors pick the best of the rest.

How did gratitude evolve? Researchers are starting to trace this common human emotion all the way back to primate behavior.

Gifts should make us feel grateful—but sometimes we only feel guilty or obligated to reciprocate. Here are four ways to stay grateful.

These research-based practices can help kids (and adults) foster authentic happiness.

We round up the most-read Greater Good articles from the past year—and our editors pick the best of the rest.

"Thank you" doesn't just bring light to people's faces. It also lights up different parts of the brain.

Fourth-grade teacher Owen Griffith offers practical ways to turn schools and classrooms into no-complaint zones.

Several exercises to help you make the most of the International Day of Happiness.

Research shows that the spark of kindness resides in everyone, and even small school actions can fan that spark into a flame.

Teacher Appreciation Week is here, not a moment too soon. How can parents and students help teachers to see their own strengths?

Here are the key research-based principles for turning gratitude into a lasting habit, drawing from the GGSC’s new website, Greater Good in Action.

How do we encourage students to move from saying thank you to actually feeling grateful? These classroom ideas from Open Circle can help.

The new book “The Happiness Track” explains how to use the science of happiness to preserve your energy and be more productive.

Nurturing Gratitude from the Inside Out, from The Inner Resilience Program, offers practical classroom activities integrating gratitude, social-emotional learning, and mindfulness.

Greater Good's editors pick the most thought-provoking, important, or useful nonfiction books published this year on the science of a meaningful life.

The author of Thanks! introduces the science of gratitude at the Greater Good Gratitude Summit in June 2014.

In a New York Times essay, the bestselling author criticizes the “selfish side” of thankfulness. But does she misread the research?

Foster kindness and goodwill at your next meeting by saying “thank you.”

New studies reveal how to deliberately cultivate gratitude in ways that counter materialism and its negative effects.

Christine Carter gets to the heart of the resentment she feels on Mother's Day.

A new book takes the reader through a year of looking on the bright side.

How did gratitude evolve? Researchers are starting to trace this common human emotion all the way back to primate behavior.

We round up the most-read Greater Good articles from the past year—and our editors pick the best of the rest.

Our team names the most provocative and influential findings published during this past year.

Gifts should make us feel grateful—but sometimes we only feel guilty or obligated to reciprocate. Here are four ways to stay grateful.

Members of Thnx4, the GGSC’s online gratitude journal, highlight what they gained from the divisive presidential election.

How do we encourage students to move from saying thank you to actually feeling grateful? These classroom ideas from Open Circle can help.

Fourth-grade teacher Owen Griffith offers practical ways to turn schools and classrooms into no-complaint zones.

Nurturing Gratitude from the Inside Out, from The Inner Resilience Program, offers practical classroom activities integrating gratitude, social-emotional learning, and mindfulness.

Foster kindness and goodwill at your next meeting by saying “thank you.”

These research-based practices can help kids (and adults) foster authentic happiness.

Christine Carter gets to the heart of the resentment she feels on Mother's Day.

Teacher Appreciation Week is here, not a moment too soon. How can parents and students help teachers to see their own strengths?

Several exercises to help you make the most of the International Day of Happiness.

The new book “The Happiness Track” explains how to use the science of happiness to preserve your energy and be more productive.

In a New York Times essay, the bestselling author criticizes the “selfish side” of thankfulness. But does she misread the research?

We round up the most-read Greater Good articles from the past year—and our editors pick the best of the rest.

Greater Good's editors pick the most thought-provoking, important, or useful nonfiction books published this year on the science of a meaningful life.

Gratitude and generosity go hand in hand. Here are three ways to help the generosity flow this Thanksgiving.

Here's what Shuka Kalantari learned from researching the science of gratitude while raising a toddler.

Here are the key research-based principles for turning gratitude into a lasting habit, drawing from the GGSC’s new website, Greater Good in Action.

How can parents help kids have a healthy relationship to money? It starts with overcoming shyness and discomfort about financial issues.

The most surprising, provocative, and inspiring findings published this past year.

Several exercises to help you make the most of the International Day of Happiness.

These research-based practices can help kids (and adults) foster authentic happiness.

Research shows that the spark of kindness resides in everyone, and even small school actions can fan that spark into a flame.

Greater Good's editors pick the most thought-provoking, important, or useful nonfiction books published this year on the science of a meaningful life.

The new book “The Happiness Track” explains how to use the science of happiness to preserve your energy and be more productive.

A new study finds that troubled people can reap enormous benefits from keeping a journal that focuses their attention on the good things in life.

New studies reveal how to deliberately cultivate gratitude in ways that counter materialism and its negative effects.

Recent research backs up Friedrich Nietzsche.

"Thank you" doesn't just bring light to people's faces. It also lights up different parts of the brain.

Gifts should make us feel grateful—but sometimes we only feel guilty or obligated to reciprocate. Here are four ways to stay grateful.

Feeling forced to say “thanks” at Thanksgiving dinner? Here are four exercises to help get the gratefulness going.

In a New York Times essay, the bestselling author criticizes the “selfish side” of thankfulness. But does she misread the research?

During the past three years, we've published dozens of articles and videos about the science of gratitude. Just in time for Thanksgiving, here are the best!

Nurturing Gratitude from the Inside Out, from The Inner Resilience Program, offers practical classroom activities integrating gratitude, social-emotional learning, and mindfulness.

Christine Carter gets to the heart of the resentment she feels on Mother's Day.

The Greater Good Science Center has sponsored dozens of researchers to expand the frontiers of knowledge about gratitude. On June 7, we brought them together.

A new study suggests that "thank you" can protect marriages from the toxic effects of conflict.

A new book takes the reader through a year of looking on the bright side.

Here's what Shuka Kalantari learned from researching the science of gratitude while raising a toddler.