Joy isn’t something we earn by achieving more. It’s a skill to be learned, an experience you need to choose and keep choosing each day. So if you want to boost your joyspan in 2026 (and I hope you do!), here are 10 research-backed places to start.

With the stresses of daily life, it can often seem difficult to find moments to smell the proverbial roses. But you don’t necessarily need a lot of time or effort to experience meaningful joy, a recent study reported. The study, which researchers dubbed ...

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There is no shortage of programs or practices that promise to increase happiness. People may meditate for 30 minutes every morning, block off full evenings to deeply connect with close friends or commit to a 12-week daily gratitude journaling exercise.

The authors do not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and have disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment. Joy is an emotion experienced by ...

Close your eyes and picture it for a moment: pure joy. It could be sitting in the sun on a warm day, basking in the knowledge that your grown kids are on their way to visit. Or, it could be just the opposite: Finally, a moment of peace and quiet in the ...

What is sympathetic joy? Imagine how a loving parent feels seeing their child giggle in playful delight, or rock their spotlight in the school play. Sympathetic joy is about feeling uplifted, connected, and endeared when something wonderful is happening to ...

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with 22-year-old jazz singer Samara Joy, who recently took to the stage of legendary club Blues Alley in Washington, D.C. Her album, Linger Awhile, is out now. Late on a recent Wednesday night, I went to a jazz club that's been ...

Screenwriter and playwright Joy Wilkinson has written on programmes including: Lockwood & Co, Doctor Who, Nick Nickleby, and much more. Joy is also a prolific short film writer and director - and has recently debuted her first feature, 7 Keys.