We’ve all heard it, “Don’t be so negative!” Or “Try to be more positive!” We learned to give each other these false consolations and advise them this way from generations upon generations of thinking ...

The other morning, I got out of bed and faced myself in the bathroom mirror. My hair was tousled, and my face and neck were creased from sleeping on my side. I found myself zeroing in on all of what I ...

To be happier when we’re dealing with something tough, the common advice goes, we can consciously look for the bright side of life’s challenges. For example, we might reframe the thought, Why was I ...