Can You Really Buy Happiness?

How the Culture of Consumption is at odds with your personal well-being The good life. It’s a term that has been around for much of recorded human thought, and, given the current state of affairs in our world, is something many desperately strive toward. The sad reality though, is that whilst there is much striving toward the good life, precious …

The Paradox of Choice – More Choice Means More Happiness. Or Does It?

Choice. A term synonymous with freedom and autonomy. It is generally accepted that choice is a good thing, and that more choice is a great thing. This is the commonly accepted logic, that the more choice we have, the better off we are. Or are we? This article will attempt to unpack how choice, and with it, our freedom, autonomy …

Friends with Benefits – Why Social Relationships are Critical to Physical Health

COVID-19. The term has become synonymous with fear, uncertainty, ambiguity, and unfortunately, social isolation. Social isolation is of course a critical means with which to curb the spread of the disease, but with it, comes a massive cost to the human psyche. There seems to be no aspect of our society that social isolation has not touched, from our families …