
PsychologySeptember 5, 2025
Small, Easy Acts of Joy Mean Big Gains in Happiness
A community science project finds that modest reminders to find joy in the day can have benefits that are on par with those of more ambitious well-being interventions
Darwin A. Guevarra is an assistant professor of psychology at Miami University in Ohio. He studies affective processes, such as emotions, stress and pain, as well as ways to regulate them and their effects on psychological and physical health.

Small, Easy Acts of Joy Mean Big Gains in Happiness
A community science project finds that modest reminders to find joy in the day can have benefits that are on par with those of more ambitious well-being interventions