Want to stay current with Arthur’s writing? Sign up to get an email every time a new column comes out. Between my university lectures and outside speeches about the science of happiness, I do a lot of ...

Anything worth doing is worth doing poorly. I’ve been telling myself this, daily, since getting vaccinated. I’ve found that it’s easier to act if you lower the barrier, so I’ve been riding the ...

Doing things alone can be a huge problem for many people who are used to having friends or family around. However, this simple action means a lot in self-love and self-acceptance practices. You will ...

Think of all the things you do grudgingly–things you don’t want to do, but you do them anyway. They are the things you do half-heartedly or resentfully; you are just going through the motions rather ...

I’m a solo adventurer; I am a loner. I’m the woman who sits alone at a coffee shop, drinking tea and reading a book. I am the woman who shamelessly takes herself out on dates to upscale restaurants. I ...

On paper, innovation is easy — do things differently. In practice, however, it's a much tougher concept to tackle. Want to stand out in your niche? You have to innovate. That may feel like stating the ...

Nothing could be more nerve-racking than eating in a restaurant alone except for a solo vacation. How scary would that be? Or imagine being spotted at the movies without a partner or going to a ...

As a recent college graduate in a new city, Samantha Elliott thought she'd be lonely. Instead, she found companionship in the most unexpected place: with herself. And that, ironically, helped expand ...