The pursuit of happiness has been recognised by everyone from poets to politicians as what makes the world go round. The world's largest and fastest-growing industries – alcohol, pharmaceuticals, mind altering drugs, self-help books, counselling, travel and tourism – all profit heavily from our intent to become completely happy with our lives. Everybody wants it. But what exactly is happiness? In the first comprehensive book to address this most basic of human desires, Daniel Nettle explores why we want to be happy, how we assess our levels of happiness, and the different ways that happiness is interpreted in different cultures.What exactly is happiness? Can we measure it? Why are some people happy and others not? And is there a drug that could eliminate all unhappiness?People all…Citeşte mai departe
ISBN-10: 0192805592 Pagini: 224 Greutate: 0.24 kg Dimensiuni: 120 x 16 x 168 mm
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The pursuit of happiness has been recognised by everyone from poets to politicians as what makes the world go round. The world's largest and fastest-growing industries – alcohol, pharmaceuticals, mind altering drugs, self-help books, counselling, travel and tourism – all profit heavily from our intent to become completely happy with our lives. Everybody wants it. But what exactly is happiness? In the first comprehensive book to address this most basic of human desires, Daniel Nettle explores why we want to be happy, how we assess our levels of happiness, and the different ways that happiness is interpreted in different cultures.What exactly is happiness? Can we measure it? Why are some people happy and others not? And is there a drug that could eliminate all unhappiness?People all over the world, and throughout the ages, have thought about happiness, argued about its nature, and, most of all, desired it. But why do we have such a strong instinct to pursue happiness? And if happiness is good in itself, why haven't we simply evolved to be happier? Daniel Nettle uses the results of the latest psychological studies to ask what makes people happy and unhappy, what happiness really is, and to examine our urge to achieve it. Along the way we look at brain systems, at mind-altering drugs, and how happiness is now marketed to us as a commodity. Nettle concludes that while it may be unrealistic to expect lasting happiness, our evolved tendency to seek happiness drives us to achieve much that is worthwhile in itself. What is more, it seems to be not your particular circumstances that define whether you are happy so much as your attitude towards life. Happiness gives us the latest scientific insights into the nature of our feelings of well-being, and what these imply for how we might live our lives.
Despre autor
Daniel Nettle is Lecturer in Biological Psychology at the Open University. He is the author of Strong Imagination: Madness, Creativity, and Human Value and co-author of Vanishing Voices (with Suzanne Romaine). He lives in the U.K.
Recenzii pentru Happiness
`The author unearths a few everyday characteristics shared by people who say they are happy, including good health, a feeling of autonomy, and social connectiveness. To that list, one might add browsing through this thought-provoking book.'O:The Oprah Magazine |d 01/07/2005
Conţinut pentru Happiness
Introduction1. Comfort and Joy2. Bread and Circuses3. Love and Work4. Worries and Enthusiasts5. Wanting and Liking6. Placebos and panaceas7. A Design for LivingReferences
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