Every time I utter the word "wisdom," someone giggles or sneers. Wisdom, more so even than expertise, does not sit comfortably in a democratic, anti-elitist society. In an age dominated by science and ...

Do you possess wisdom? What is wisdom, anyway? There are many answers to the latter question. Some common synonyms for wisdom are discernment, insight and perception. Others think of wisdom as ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Tracy Brower writes about joy, community and the future of work. Popular belief suggests we gain wisdom through life ...

Well, the study investigated 485 middle-aged and elderly adults from San Diego, California, and Cilento, Italy, and it revealed a correlation between more wisdom and less loneliness. But what is ...

Wisdom is not knowing facts about the world. Wisdom is knowing how to make your way through the world. Other types of knowledge can be studied. Wisdom must be learned. We may wish it were not so, but ...

In the eternal quest for happiness, people can get caught in false fulfillment traps like chasing a big bonus at work or a high-profile award. Psychologists who study happiness, however, have largely ...

It’s more about listening than talking. By David Brooks Opinion Columnist Morrie Schwartz was a Brandeis sociology professor who died of A.L.S. in 1995. While he was dying, he had a couple of ...

"What is wisdom?" wonders Christine Whelan at In Character. She explores research conducted by Dilip Jeste and Thomas Meeks, psychiatrists at the University of California, San Diego. Apparently, they ...