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But it's still a book I think I can recommend: it has plenty of inte...more...]]> 25722984 1275546 96884 0465028020 9780465028023 97 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171356191m/96884.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171356191s/96884.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/96884.The_Happiness_Hypothesis_Finding_Modern_Truth_in_Ancient_Wisdom 4.18 407 2005 5 4 false Sun Jul 06 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 27 22:04:43 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 09 13:29:17 -0700 2008 more...]]> 74970071 2644896 96884 0465028020 9780465028023 97 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171356191m/96884.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171356191s/96884.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/96884.The_Happiness_Hypothesis_Finding_Modern_Truth_in_Ancient_Wisdom 4.18 407 2005 4 0 false Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 18 18:34:12 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 18 18:50:53 -0700 2009
He is, ultimately, quite successful.

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Why was it so good:
*It really made me think
*It was superbly written and really interesting
*It's a really important topic

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...check out the author's lecture to the New Yorker Symposium
NEW YORKER SYMPOSIUMmore...]]> 64253671 175635 96884 0465028020 9780465028023 97 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171356191m/96884.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171356191s/96884.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/96884.The_Happiness_Hypothesis_Finding_Modern_Truth_in_Ancient_Wisdom 4.18 407 2005 4 5 false Mon Jul 20 13:17:45 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 12 06:23:54 -0700 2009 more...]]> 70441209 2714647 96884 0465028020 9780465028023 97 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171356191m/96884.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171356191s/96884.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/96884.The_Happiness_Hypothesis_Finding_Modern_Truth_in_Ancient_Wisdom 4.18 407 2005 5 0 false Sat Sep 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 07 23:47:19 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 20 10:44:35 -0700 2009
asian parents: idealism

"it is impossible to live the pleasant life w/o also living sensibly, nobly and justly, and it is impossible to live sensibly, nobly and justly w/o living pleasantly." - Epicurus
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Now I realize this is just IMHO, but this book is quite possibly the BEST book on happiness I have ever read. It's not just the "I'm Okay, You're Okay," or 'don't have the luxury of a negative thought' mentality. Neither of those approaches have ever worke...more...]]> 34349155 73783 1684692 1596590971 9781596590977 1 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1186850157m/1684692.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1186850157s/1684692.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1684692.Happiness_Hypothesis_Finding_Modern_Truth_in_Ancient_Wisdom_Why_the_Meaningful_Life_is_Closer_Than_You_Think 4.25 4 2005 4 0 false Fri Oct 24 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Oct 02 05:29:27 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 22 23:13:35 -0700 2008
Imminently readable, full of wisdom both ancient and modern, and unbelievably edifying, this book deserves the highest of praises. Haidt manages to merge philosophy, psychology, sociology, and religious studies to present an irresistibly fascinating work of - for lack of a b...more...]]> 29192575 1393753 96884 0465028020 9780465028023 97 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171356191m/96884.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171356191s/96884.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/96884.The_Happiness_Hypothesis_Finding_Modern_Truth_in_Ancient_Wisdom 4.18 407 2005 4 0 false Mon Aug 04 04:56:59 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 04 04:57:09 -0700 2008
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The basic idea is that the mind is divided between the conscious and the unconscious. The central metaphor is that the conscious mind is a rider on an elephant. He can tell the elephant where to go but if it doesn't want to then it won't. You're w...more...]]> 25187532 414833 96884 0465028020 9780465028023 97 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171356191m/96884.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171356191s/96884.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/96884.The_Happiness_Hypothesis_Finding_Modern_Truth_in_Ancient_Wisdom 4.18 407 2005 4 0 false Mon Jun 23 05:40:35 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 23 06:55:17 -0700 2008
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Haidt explains the newest theories of affect theory, includin...more...]]> 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1770770