When the ugly green monster rears its head, one of the best ways to overcome those envious feelings is to count your blessings. Once you start thinking about or writing down all of the good things in ...

Interested in these topics? Go here for my new (and free) course on happiness on Coursera. Imagine that you and your best friend covet the same dream job. Both of you spend many hours talking about ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about relationships, personality, and everyday psychology. Jealousy is a complex emotion that can potentially drive a ...

To truly understand jealousy, we must examine its roots. Throughout history, jealousy has been a subject of interest and contemplation. From ancient Greek myths to classical literature, jealousy has ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Prostock-studio via Shutterstock It's human nature to feel jealous every once in a while. And sure, it's not necessarily something ...

Retroactive jealousy is an intense emotional experience that can pop up in any relationship. This type of jealousy focuses on ...

Fulton J. Sheen said, “Jealousy is the tribute mediocrity pays to genius.” While harsh, this observation rings particularly true in competitive workplace environments, where success often breeds ...

There is one thing that will destroy your joy quickly and that is jealousy—when we want what we can't have and tend to obsess over it. Instead of being happy for the good things that happen to family, ...