
Your experience of happiness, pleasure, and joy often depend on the situation and context. If you understand this, you can maximize the happiness in your life.

Your experience of happiness, pleasure, and joy often depend on the situation and context. If you understand this, you can maximize the happiness in your life.
This was a monumental year for The Emotion Machine, which officially turned over 10 years old this year! That’s a whole decade of writing and sharing information about psychology and self-improvement. It’s now time to recap the best article published in 2019. As always, it’s a nice combination of articles covering a wide-range of topics (more…)

A “safety signal” is any stimulus that we associate with relaxation and comfort. Here’s how to use one to combat daily stress, anxiety, and fear!

Can putting on your “game face” actually motivate you, inspire you, and boost your confidence and grit? According to a new study, there may be a real and tangible benefit from expressing a “game face.”

The information pyramid is a valuable guideline for assessing the information you’re consuming on a daily basis. Do you have a healthy information diet?