- Contribute to the scientific understanding of happiness and what factors tend to make people happy. SCIENCE! http://www.trackyourhappiness.org/ 4 comments science
- Rapid Thinking Makes People Happy http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=rapid-thinking-makes-people-happy 32 comments cogsci
- Researchers found that people who pursue happiness frequently feel stressed by time constraints, and this paradoxically makes them feel unhappy https://link.springer.com/article/10.3758%2Fs13423-018-1436-7 901 comments science
- Thomas Müller on Friday's friendly in France: “We’re the entertainers in football and we’re there to make people happy.” http://www.fcbayernmunich.com/us/news/news/2015/mueller-we-want-to-make-people-happy-121115.php 45 comments soccer
- Windows 8.1 Update 1: More interface concessions that still won’t make people happy | Ars Technica http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2014/03/windows-8-1-update-1-more-interface-concessions-that-still-wont-make-people-happy/ 108 comments windows
- This is why I choose the UAE, decent people loving to do the right thing which makes them happy http://www.thenational.ae/apps/pbcs.dll/article?aid=/20100302/national/703019823 3 comments reddit.com
- Alex Pereira would be 'very happy' fighting in August at UFC 305 in Perth: “It would be fantastic, even more so now feeling the warmth from all the fans, the crowd and the good people. Imagine me doing a fight here, it makes me very happy.” https://www.codesports.com.au/ufc/it-makes-me-very-happy-ufc-champion-alex-pereira-wants-to-fight-at-ufc-305-in-perth/news-story/13ac0f4bbb500715ea7701d74541a5af 76 comments mma
- New Study of 1 Million People: Happiness Makes You Dramatically More Successful https://www.inc.com/jessica-stillman/happiness-study-work-success.html 69 comments science
- Dr. Marijuana Pepsi Won't Change Her Name 'To Make Other People Happy' https://www.npr.org/2019/06/21/734839666/dr-marijuana-pepsi-wont-change-her-name-to-make-other-people-happy?t=1570209170129 3 comments nottheonion
- Dr. Marijuana Pepsi Won't Change Her Name 'To Make Other People Happy' https://www.npr.org/2019/06/21/734839666/dr-marijuana-pepsi-wont-change-her-name-to-make-other-people-happy 20 comments nottheonion
- Paul Pogba: Once we had a game against Fiorentina and I just came out of the bench and some people were doing the monkey sound so I just gave him my shirt and they were really happy and then at the end they applauded me. I just pray for them and make people understand we just enjoy playing football https://www.football-italia.net/139238/pogba-how-i-dealt-racism 339 comments soccer
- Happy New Year, rich people! Donald Trump, Paul Ryan and Congress will make sure 2017 will be terrific for the super-wealthy http://www.salon.com/2016/12/16/happy-new-year-rich-people-2017-will-be-terrific-for-the-super-wealthy/ 64 comments politics
- New Zealand wants to make people happy, not rich - New Zealand’s latest budget, unveiled this week, is being touted as the first in a Western country to put well-being over economic pressures. https://www.newscientist.com/article/2205026-new-zealand-wants-to-make-people-happy-not-rich-will-it-work/ 981 comments worldnews
- [Jackson] Haha it’s funny to see the amount of stuff people say… I want to see them do what I do… but you right I had a bad game… no one is more pissed for making the team work harder than me… but we won: the boys picked me up. We are in first **fans… enjoy the game, be happy we won https://twitter.com/Jaxland58/status/1422450452294029312 54 comments baseball
- Beyond burnout | Education must rediscover its roots as 'scholē' – a place of leisurely, learned discussion. It should be about making people happy and successful, not exhausted and stressed. https://iai.tv/articles/should-we-rediscover-education-as-leisure-auid-1109&utm_source=reddit&_auid=2020 271 comments philosophy
- Optimists Make Better Lovers - People who predict happy endings with their partners have better relationships in the now. http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2016/07/optimists-make-better-lovers/489596/ 8 comments cogsci
- [Friedell Via ESPN] Ben Simmons on people saying ‘Ben can’t shoot’ “They’re going to say that regardless. Even if I hit a shot, what are they going to say? ‘I still can’t.’ F—, I can’t make everybody happy, you know? ... That’s like saying can Giannis [Antetokounmpo] shoot? Can he?” https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/34789444/nets-ben-simmons-dishes-joel-embiid-air-balls-kd-more 169 comments nba
- KDE's Plasma 5 desktop is five! In five years, hundreds of people have contributed their time and knowledge to make the Plasma desktop what it is today. Happy birthday, Plasma! https://peertube.mastodon.host/videos/watch/963e4e9f-6754-42b0-8b31-0495fb98f15b 117 comments linux
- Texas Governor signs law to ‘save’ fast food chain best known for antigay donations - Not that Chick-fil-A was in any danger, of course. It's just a stupid way for Governor Greg Abbott to make his base happy with another gratuitous slap at LGBTQ people. https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2019/06/texas-governor-signs-law-save-fast-food-chain-best-known-antigay-donations/ 59 comments politics
- Losing Weight Makes People Healthy—But Not Necessarily Happy | Smart News | Smithsonian http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/dropping-pounds-key-health-not--necessarily-happiness-180952296/ 8 comments science
- Windows 8.1 Update 1: More interface concessions that still won’t make people happy -- The leaked update from Microsoft revealed a mix of good and bad changes. http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2014/03/windows-8-1-update-1-more-interface-concessions-that-still-wont-make-people-happy/ 23 comments software
- God dammit people. Stop making me defend Cheney. When he said "Deficits don't matter" he was specifically referring to their effect on interest rates and political opinion, not dismissing them in general. There. I feel dead inside. Are you happy? http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/a26402-2004jun8?language=printer 4 comments politics
- People may know when they're happy, but they often don't know what will make them happy. http://www.newyorker.com/talk/content/articles/021111ta_talk_surowiecki?021111ta_talk_surowiecki 34 comments science
- [JackHarris] Ohtani acknowledged he’s probably going to be exhausted from the HRD going into tomorrow’s game. But he added: “A lot of people want to watch it, so I want to make them happy.” https://twitter.com/Jack_A_Harris/status/1414653520616189952?s=20 195 comments baseball
- Why So Many Smart People Aren’t Happy - It’s a paradox: Shouldn’t the most accomplished be well equipped to make choices that maximize life satisfaction? http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2016/04/why-so-many-smart-people-arent-happy/479832/ 43 comments cogsci
- Of course poor people shouldn't pay income tax. When you make less than $8700 a year, every penny counts. Go ahead and swap places with them...I'm sure they'll be happy to "deal with" your taxable income. http://www.taxbrackets2012.com/ 212 comments politics
- Renee Paquette on Michael Cole’s recent commentary: “It makes me really happy to see him get to breathe and do his thing, but also to see people being like 'Oh shit, Cole is awesome.' It's like, 'Yeah, he is.'" https://wrestlingnews.co/wwe-news/renee-paquette-on-wwe-changes-ronda-rousey-is-being-booked-properly-shayna-baszler-is-being-booked-properly-oh-my-god-what-a-relief 104 comments squaredcircle
- [Blue Jackets] Tonight, 2023 CBJ 1st round pick Adam Fantilli makes his NHL debut in the union blue. It also happens to be his birthday… A few special people wanted to wish him luck. Happy opening night, Adam https://twitter.com/BlueJacketsNHL/status/1712456836341735455 34 comments hockey
- Gonzalo Higuain announces his retirement from international football: My era with the Seleccion is over, now I will be watching the team from the outside, which I’m sure will make many people happy. I want to enjoy more time with my family and I see they suffer when I am so roundly criticised. https://www.football-italia.net/136323/higuain-quits-argentina-squad 50 comments soccer
- People who commute short distances, walk or cycle to work, are more likely to be happy commuters, which makes them more productive at work, suggests a new Australian study (n=1,121). However, long commutes and driving to work are associated with negative work performance and productivity. https://theconversation.com/walking-and-cycling-to-work-makes-commuters-happier-and-more-productive-117819 2141 comments science
- Scientists find genetic mutations that makes woman able to suppress pain and anxiety, while boosting happiness and, apparently, forgetfulness and wound healing. The discovery has boosted hopes of new treatments for chronic pain which affects millions of people globally. https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/mar/28/scientists-find-genetic-mutation-that-makes-woman-feel-no-pain 11 comments science
- Iker Casillas on his exit from Real Madrid: "We were both wrong, but we have learned, I don't like those images & it was not good for both. I'm sure one day we'll correct that little slip & do good things to make people feel happy." https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/j0ohli/iker_casillas_on_his_exit_from_real_madrid_we/ 5 comments soccer
- Steven Pinker: Most of us are very happy with our lives, but the mainstream media’s ‘if it bleeds it leads’ ethos plays up to humanity’s negativity bias by making us miserable on behalf of other people https://iai.tv/video/why-things-get-better?access=all?utmsource=reddit 25 comments philosophy
- A neural link between generosity and happiness - Generosity makes people happier, even if they are only a little generous. Merely promising to be more generous is enough to trigger a change in our brains that makes us happier. People who act solely out of self-interest are less happy. https://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms15964 22 comments science
- Buffon after the Monaco win: "My objective is for people to think it’s a shame when I retire. That’s why I’m still working so hard. Obviously it helps to play for a team like this, because it makes me happy and there’s nothing better than working in such a positive environment." http://www.juventus.com/en/news/news/2017/buffon-i-want-to-prove-i-can-still-play-at-this-level.php 139 comments soccer
- Twitter Becomes Latest Tool For Hedge Fund Managers: "Analysts at Derwent Capital Markets in Mayfair [UK] have launched a...fund that makes its investments by evaluating whether people are...happy, sad, anxious or tired, because they believe it will predict whether the market will move up or down." http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/twitter/8755587/twitter-becomes-latest-tool-for-hedge-fund-managers.html 6 comments technology
- [Eichenhofer] Jrue Holiday: "Back in the day, point guards set people up, made the right passes. Their role was to quote-unquote make everybody happy, get everybody into a groove. I feel like nowadays it's more of a score-first mentality. But we’re not sleeping on the pass-first (guards) HERE" https://mobile.twitter.com/jim_eichenhofer/status/1179784468372099072 3 comments nba
- OEL: It’s just money. It’s not going to make you happier. It might make your life a little bit easier but it’s not going to make you happier. I feel if you’re around good people, that’s what makes you happy. I feel like I have that here. This is where I want to be. https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/coyotes-ekman-larsson-says-money-alone-wont-determine-free-agent-plans/ 269 comments hockey
- Atheist state senator Megan Hunt: “My viewpoint in terms of spirituality is that I literally can't f-ing know. I will never know what the meaning of life is. All I need to focus on is my happiness and making sure that I reduce as much suffering for people as possible” https://www.semafor.com/article/05/19/2023/megan-hunt-doesnt-want-to-be-your-democratic-hero 61 comments philosophy
- New study finds skinny people make overweight people less happy: Obese men and women who live in U.S. counties with high levels of obesity are much happier than obese men and women who live in slenderer areas http://hsb.sagepub.com/content/55/2/196.abstract 51 comments science