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Happiness is an elusive emotion in the hectic and stressful twenty-first century. We are often given advice on how to attain it, yet many of us still remain unsatisfied and in search of a different solution. But first, we need to understand our mind, in order to truly understand what works-and what doesn't.
The Happiness Hypothesis attempts to explain human behavior, because it is only with this knowledge that we can begin to make real change in how our lives. Discover why we lack control over our emotions, and learn ways to take back that control, in order to steer yourself onto the path toward happiness.
You will learn:
·The secret to self-development
·That you might have been born with a predisposition to unhappiness
·Why you should think before you judge
·That what doesn't kill you can indeed make you stronger.
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What’s it about?
In a world that is teeming with self-help articles, self-improvement books, and vapid, senseless talk shows, how do we find and set apart the valuable advice from the fortune-cookie platitudes?
We are so tired of hearing this type of rhetoric, that we’ve almost become immune to it—and when a truly profound thing is said, we aren’t fully equipped to internalize it and put it to good use. But where are the modern-day philosophers and sincere thinkers of the twenty-first century? And, due to our disdain and suspicious feelings toward hollow motivational speak, will we ever experience true growth listening to the things they say?
Jonathan Haidt is one such thinker, who we would all do well to listen to. With the help of ancient wisdom, he seeks to aid and calm the hectic nature of modern-day minds. In The Happiness Hypothesis, he creates a dialogue between the philosophy of the past and contemporary science and psychology, investigating whether or not the core principles of past thinking can be applied to modern life, and, if so, how they can be put into practice so that we can improve our understanding of life, love, and happiness.
It’s very rare to find this kind of deep and thorough dissection of existentialist thought, and even more difficult to find someone who can suitably decipher
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