Beyond basic comfort and health, we need rich human connection, meaningful work, and a set of moral skills.

How to stop worrying about things that aren’t important, and spend less time chasing prizes that don’t have value.

In order to be happy, we need to navigate the tension between taking care of ourselves, and taking care of others.

Too many choices, too many responsibilities, too many sources of information. Plus, the perils of endless comparisons on social media.

We need bureaucracy, but unless we learn how to use good judgement, bureaucracies will destroy our lives.

Total freedom is not actually ideal, because it leads to total paralysis. This lesson will explain how that works.

There are two ways of approaching too many options. (And the better way might not be the one you think.)

How we got to the point where so many people hate their jobs. Does the whole world really have to be a giant pin factory?

With the right kind of effort, The things that make work meaningful can be applied to any job But it takes more than most people are willing to give.

Practical wisdom is the ability to use good judgement in the absence of strict rules. It’s a lot like being a jazz musician.

What are moral skills? Why are they so important? How can they be developed?

Barry Schwartz summarizes his ideas by sharing the truth about what it really takes to be happy.