Chapter excerpt from A REAL LIFE: Rediscovering the Roots of Our Happiness

Here is an excerpt from Ferenc Máté's A REAL LIFE: Rediscovering the Roots of Our Happiness which has just appeared in paperback. A REAL LIFE is available through W. W. Norton and Amazon.com or wherever books and ebooks are sold. For more about the author, please visit www.ferencmate.com. Stay tuned for more chapters!
 

CHAPTER 1
The Pursuit of Happiness
“If only we’d stop trying to be happy we’d have a pretty good time.”—Edith Wharton

The mos...