The Family Institute

There are things we all do, or don't do, that lead us to waste far more time than we realize in the moment.

Attention is like a flashlight you can direct to whatever you choose. Since research indicates our mind wanders 50 percent of our waking hours, it means most of us are walking around with darting, flickering flashlights.

Many of us are still living for the buzz of the doorbell spending billions we can’t afford on stuff we don’t need. Here is how to recognize the problem and regain control.

A new study of adolescents found that those who derive joy from selfless deeds were less likely to be depressed over time. Well-being may depend on attending to higher values related to family, culture, and morality, rather than to immediate, selfish pleasure,

Henry Miller on growing old, the perils of success, and the secret of remaining young at heart.