
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
Emiliana Simon-Thomas is science director of the Greater Good Science Center at the University of California, Berkeley. She studies the role of prosocial states and behaviors in well-being and 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