furies's review
Exuberance: The Passion for Life
by Kay Redfield Jamison
furies's review
Exuberance: The Passion for Life by Kay Redfield Jamison
furies's review
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psychology
i got this book in hardback the minute it came out. it's beautiful, and it makes me happy.
the psychology of happiness is becoming on one of the newest fields of research, and i think that's awesome. for so long, the field has focused on the depressing things, the crazy things, no one has thought to look at positive emotions and why they happen. which is ironic, in a way, because you would think if you could increase positive events/emotions in say, a depressed person's life, it would help their depression.
it always reminds me what a young discipline psych really is.
regardless, this bookis full of happiness. you really feel it through the writing, as well, because you know she wanted to write about this, and her passion is a little contagious. it's one of the only books exploring positive emotions out there (still) but it's accessible (like all her works) and it's beautiful.
the psychology of happiness is becoming on one of the newest fields of research, and i think that's awesome. for so long, the field has focused on the depressing things, the crazy things, no one has thought to look at positive emotions and why they happen. which is ironic, in a way, because you would think if you could increase positive events/emotions in say, a depressed person's life, it would help their depression.
it always reminds me what a young discipline psych really is.
regardless, this bookis full of happiness. you really feel it through the writing, as well, because you know she wanted to write about this, and her passion is a little contagious. it's one of the only books exploring positive emotions out there (still) but it's accessible (like all her works) and it's beautiful.
