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Would working less make you happier?

Christine Carter, director, Greater Good Parents | October 3, 2013

Are you caught in a “Time Bind”— where you feel like you don’t have enough time to get your work done AND spend time with your children and spouse AND take care of your own basic needs? Sociologists have been very excited about a “natural experiment” occurring in Korea. In 2004, the Korean government began … Continue reading »

How to be a happy working father

Jeremy Adam Smith, Editor, Greater Good Magazine | March 29, 2013

When the Pew Research Center released its new report on modern parenthood last week, the Southern California Public Radio show “Take Two” called to see if I’d like to comment on it. “The report finds that dads are spending more time than ever with kids,” the producer told me over the phone. “But they still … Continue reading »