#well-being on Hacker News

3 stories tagged well-being, newest first.

Screenshot of derekthompson.org: If America's so rich, how'd it get so sad?

If America's so rich, how'd it get so sad?(derekthompson.org)

441 points by momentmaker 6 months ago | 818 comments

Derek Thompson Substack essay examining the sharp post-COVID decline in self-reported American happiness despite national wealth, citing Sam Peltzman's research.

happiness general-social-survey united-states post-covid

Sit.(sonnet.io)

572 points by rpastuszak 2 years ago | 106 comments

A minimal web app by Rafał Pastuszak that lets you set a timer to sit and do nothing for a chosen number of minutes.

meditation mindfulness well-being timer

Screenshot of pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov: Loneliness is stronger when not alone

Loneliness is stronger when not alone (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)

452 points by hirundo 3 years ago | 381 comments

PubMed abstract page for a 2023 Journal of Happiness Studies paper examining whether social contact is associated with less loneliness in everyday life.

loneliness psychology social-contact mental-health

#well-being on Hacker News

If America's so rich, how'd it get so sad?(derekthompson.org)

Sit.(sonnet.io)

Loneliness is stronger when not alone(pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)

Loneliness is stronger when not alone (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)