Name: Happiness by Design
Rating: 3.458333333333333 (12 reviews)
ISBN: 9781594632433

Paul Dolan

Draws on insights from economics and psychology to argue that people must behave in happy ways to experience actual happiness, citing the importance of balancing a sense of purpose with environmental comfort while recognizing how to shift focus to overcome emotional biases.

Change what You Do, Not how You Think

Happiness by Design

Aske Dørge

“Future happiness cannot compensate for current misery; lost happiness is lost forever. There is no better time than now to crack on with finding pleasure and purpose in everyday life.”

Vlad Kyshkan

Sonja H

Die erste Hälfte des Buches ist recht theoretisch. Der Autor definiert "Happiness" und erklärt, warum wir nicht so glücklich sind, wie wir sein könnten. Dies belegt er mir Studien.
Der zweite Teil ist deutlich praktischer und vor allem relativ leicht umsetzbar für jeden Einzelnen. Am Ende läuft es darauf hinaus, mehr Aufmerksamkeit auf das eigene Tun zu lenken und auf das, was einen glücklich macht.

How can we make it easier to be happy? Using the latest cutting-edge research, Professor Paul Dolan reveals that wellbeing isn't about how we think - it's about what we do. By making deliberate choices that bring us both pleasure and meaning, we can redesign our lives for maximum happiness - without thinking too hard about it. 'Bold and original . . . what I wish for my grandchildren- a life that is rich in activities both pleasurable and meaningful.' Daniel Kahneman, author of Thinking Fast and Slow'Outstanding, cutting-edge, and profound. If you're going to read one book on happiness, this is the one.' Nassim Nicholas Taleb'Illuminating, persuasive . . . a powerful reminder to focus on maximising what actually delivers joy.' Oliver Burkeman, Guardian'The book that will make you quit your job.' Sophie McBain, New Statesman

Finding Pleasure and Purpose in Everyday Life

Sugar Perez Alcain

While some parts may be a bit more on the scientific side, it was still an overall pleasant and insightful read for me! It reminded me to be more mindful of where, how much, and what I focus on. It made me question what the true cost of "future happiness" is/are, and somehow made me realize that procrastination makes me the unhappiest :) This book reminded me to get up and just decide, design, and do :)

Hessa S

Daniel Gynn

Jacob Munk-Stander

Gabriel Jönsson

Luke Leighfield

Mattia Compagnucci

Rachel Prudden

This is not just another happiness book. In Happiness by Design, happiness and behavior expert Paul Dolan combines the latest insights from economics and psychology to illustrate that in order to be happy we must behave happy Our happiness is experiences of both pleasure and purpose over time and it depends on what we actually pay attention to. Using what Dolan calls deciding, designing, and doing, we can overcome the biases that make us miserable and redesign our environments to make it easier to experience happiness, fulfilment, and even health. With uncanny wit and keen perception, Dolan reveals what we can do to find our unique optimal balance of pleasure and purpose, offering practical advice on how to organize our lives in happiness-promoting ways and fresh insights into how we feel, including why: • Having kids reduces pleasure but gives us a massive dose of purpose • Gaining weight won’t necessarily make us unhappier, but being too ambitious might • A quiet neighborhood is more important than a big house Vividly rendering intriguing research and lively anecdotal evidence, Happiness by Design offers an absorbing, thought-provoking, new paradigm for readers of Stumbling on Happiness and The How of Happiness.

Happiness by Design Change what You Do, Not how You Think

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