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Happiness: Unlocking the Mysteries of Psychological Wealth
Utilizing sophisticated methodology and three decades of research by the world's leading expert on happiness, "Happiness" challenges the present thinking of the causes and consequences of happiness and redefines our modern notions of happiness. shares the results of three decades of research on our notions of happinesscovers the most important advances in our und...more
Hardcover, 290 pages
Published
September 16th 2008
by Wiley-Blackwell
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I was between a 3 and 4 on this one. The views on happiness deserve a 4 because they are very well-articulated and well-researched. Certainly this book is full of great information on the factors that influence happiness. The authors present a well-rounded, data-based view of happiness, but they do so in a fairly tame, academic style. Sometimes it seems like they go almost too far to avoid seeming biased, but their overall position is one of advocating for overall psychological wealth (happi...more
This book had a lot of information about varying aspects of happiness - wealth, relationships, religion, etc. Though it referenced many scientific research studies, it was still an enjoyable read. I especially liked the part on wealth that said: Happiness = What We Have/(divided by)What We Want
We can make ourselves happier just by wanting less!
We can make ourselves happier just by wanting less!
This book was similar to other books on happiness and positive psychology that I have been reading. I liked the discussion of how AIM (attention, interpretation, and memory) can make people more or less happy. This book seemed to have a different view of how important money is in happiness levels (it emphasized that happiness is often higher when people have more money -- including lottery winners, which is different from what I have read before).
The Drs. Diener provide a wealth of research information on what causes happiness and what doesn't. This isn't a fast read, but it is a very interesting and productive one.
I read this for an article I'm writing (about "Happiness"), and my friend Robert co-wrote it with his father. They are both psychologists and/or study positive psychology. It is a great summary of the available scientific research on happiness, and a lot of it was interesting, but it wasn't exactly what i was looking for as a reader, though I don't doubt that the book wasn't entirely written for my demographic.
Based on scientific research instead of "feel-goody gobbledygook." It is a very useful book to read. Some surpising insights; that happiness is not a destination, that happiness is helpful and functional, that we need relationships, that too much happiness (euphoria) can be harmful. The most useful section I found was where AIM (Attention, Interpretation, and Memory) is discussed.
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