This first tip is pretty broad, and that’s on purpose. So you might take some time to cultivate awareness through meditation. (One simple strategy: Close your eyes and ...

When you reach for your phone (or tablet, or computer, or click on the TV) first thing in the morning, you’re really inviting the outside world to dictate your mood first thing, she said.

And there really is a lot of evidence supporting the idea that screens hamper happiness. Studies have l...

People tend to spend a lot of time talking to themselves in their own heads, particularly in the morning when feeling frazzled or stressed about what’s to come. 

If, for example, you have a big presentation at work and you notice that you’re spending the morning psyching yourself out, telli...