Our ability to quickly remember things declines in our latter years. But decades of life gives us something of extraordinary value – wisdom. QUESTION: Is there one simple, clear definition of wisdom?

There’s an ancient story in both the West and East. A farmer has a neighbor who visits daily to ask what’s new. “What’s new?” “My horse ran away last night.” “Oh, that’s bad news!” “Bad news good news ...

Compassion. Self-understanding. Morality. Emotional stability. These words would seem to describe at least some of the universal traits attributed to wisdom, each of them broadly recognized and valued ...

This post is part of a “Wisdom in Mainstream (Academic, Research, and Applied) Psychology Series.” We take a look at the dominant models and perspectives in the field studying wisdom and see what they ...

Wisdom is typically considered to be the fruit of a long life, the accumulation of experiences lived and lessons learned. In recent years, scientists have created a consensus definition of wisdom as a ...

"The happiness of your life depends on the quality of your thoughts," said Marcus Aurelius. If he's right, the path to well-being is straightforward: Avoid low-quality thoughts! Sadly, it's far from ...