hat if almost everything we believed about finding happiness turned out to be inaccurate, misleading, or false?

And what if those very beliefs were making us miserable? What if our efforts to find happiness were actually
preventing it? A growing body of scientific research suggests that we are all caught in a powerful psychological
trap: a vicious cycle, whereby the more we strive for happiness, the more we suffer. This book provides an
escape from ‘the happiness trap’, via a revolutionary new development in human psychology: a powerful model
for change, known as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). ACT helps people to create a rich, full and
meaningful life, whilst effectively handling the pain that inevitably comes with it. It achieves this through the use of
six powerful principles, which are very different to the ‘common-sense’ strategies suggested in most self-help
books. ACT has been clinically proven to be highly effective in a wide range of psychological disorders, ranging
from depression and anxiety to drug addiction and schizophrenia. It is no exaggeration to say that ACT is
changing the very face of western psychology — and it was recently written up as a major feature article in ‘Time’
magazine. Interestingly, although ACT is based on cutting-edge psychological research into human cognition, it
has many parallels with ancient eastern philosophy. This book shows you how to apply ACT in your own life to
increase self-awareness, develop emotional intelligence, enhance relationships, create a sense of meaning and
purpose, access a transcendent sense of self, and fundamentally transform painful thoughts and feelings so they
have much less impact and influence over your life. less
Exisle Publishing; March 2007
280 pages; ISBN 9781921966347
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Title: The Happiness Trap
Author: Russ Harris

Fully revised and updated in 2017, the revolutionary career guide for a new generation of job-seekers,
from one of the U.S.’s top career counselors

“So what are you going to do with your major?”

It’s an innocent question that can haunt students from high school to graduate school and beyond.

Relax. Your major is just the starting point for designing a meaningful future. In this indispensable guide, Dr.
Katharine Brooks shows you a creative, fun, and intelligent way to figure out what you want to do and how to get
it—no matter what you studied in college. You will learn to map your experiences for insights into your strengths
and passions, design possible lives, and create goals destined to take you wherever you want to go. Using
techniques and ideas that have guided thousands of college students to successful careers, Dr. Brooks will teach
you to outsmart and outperform your competition, with more Wisdom Builders and an easily applied career
development process.

No matter what career you aspire to, You Majored in What? offers a practical, creative, and successful approach
to finding your path to career fulfillment. less
Penguin Publishing Group; April 2009
320 pages; ISBN 9781101050439
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Title: You Majored in What?
Author: Katharine Brooks