Happy Trails

Applying positivity to your travel and leisure

Jaime L. Kurtz Ph.D.

When a Staycation Is Your Only Option

Frustrated by your canceled vacation? Here are some ways you can feel like a traveler from the safety of your home.

Reviving Hygge for COVID-19

The Danish concept of coziness is more important now than ever. Here's how to make it work for you.

Feel the Wind at Your Back

Consider a new type of gratitude question.

Harnessing the Power of Anticipation

How to get even more enjoyment out of your summer adventures.

A Surprising Secret to Being Happier, Starting Today

Ask yourself this one question.

A New Scandinavian Buzzword Offers Advice for a Happier Life

Learn why the Swedish concept of lagom may just be this year’s big happiness trend.

7 Books You Should Read in 2017

Become happier and healthier with these engaging, research-based titles.

A One-Minute Gratitude Jump Start

Here's a New Years resolution that you'll stick to, even on the busiest of days.

4 Surprisingly Easy Ways to Make Yourself Happier

Positive psychology can help New Year's resolutions stick.

Woof Your Way to Well-Being

Researchers find that spending time with a dog can increase your well-being and social connections.

Turning the Tables on Trauma

A brief look at growing in the aftermath of an ordeal.

5 Tips to Detox Your Workplace

Emotional intelligence can help you cope with difficult people.

Working to Live or Living to Work?

Here are three simple ways to improve your work-life balance.

Don’t Be a Drone, Get Up and Roam!

One easy change can make your work life more enjoyable and productive and might even make you healthier.

Snapchat: The Jekyll & Hyde of Social Media?

What research has to say about millennials’ favorite app.

Get Cozy!

Winter doesn't have to be something we grimly endure. Learn to love it!

Find Your Happy Place

Tired of missing out on good times? A quick personality assessment can lead to better decisions.

Avoid the Conversational Kiss of Death

This one change can inspire meaningful connections and fulfilling conversations.

Activation Energy: How It Keeps Happiness at a Distance

Find yourself wasting your precious leisure time? A few simple changes can make a big difference.

Five Myths That Can Derail Your Summer Travels

Think that just getting away from it all will make you happy and calm? That's just Step 1.

Why You Should Talk to Strangers

Be brave! Branching out and taking social risks promotes happiness.

How to Get More of Life’s Most Precious Resource

A simple trick to stretch time

Panic-Shopping: The Psychology of the Bread-Milk-Eggs Rush

Winter-weather behavior, explained.

5 Steps to Turning Your New Year's Resolutions into Reality

Worried that your resolutions are just empty promises?

5 Ways to Give Better Gifts This Year

Your guide to happier giving.

Feeling Like a Fraud?

Here's one reason why.

Cooking Up More Gratitude This Thanksgiving

Feeling grateful isn't always easy.

The Danish Secret to a Happy Winter

Hygge, the Danish term for a feeling of cozy togetherness, may be the key.

The Psychology of Pumpkin Spice Lattes

"Get it while it lasts!" "Limited time only!" Why scarcity creates cravings.

In Defense of Watching Football

Five benefits of tuning into America's favorite sport.

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