The Happiness Curve

Author : Jonathan Rauch
Publisher : Thomas Dunne Books
ISBN 13 : 1466891238
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Happiness Curve written by Jonathan Rauch and published by Thomas Dunne Books. This book was released on 2018-05-01 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In this warm, wise, and witty overview, Jonathan Rauch combines evidence and experience to show his fellow adults that the best is yet to come.” —Steven Pinker, bestselling author of Enlightenment Now This book will change your life by showing you how life changes. Why does happiness get harder in your 40s? Why do you feel in a slump when you’re successful? Where does this malaise come from? And, most importantly, will it ever end? Drawing on cutting-edge research, award-winning journalist Jonathan Rauch answers all these questions. He shows that from our 20s into our 40s, happiness follows a U-shaped trajectory, a “happiness curve,” declining from the optimism of youth into what’s often a long, low slump in middle age, before starting to rise again in our 50s. This isn’t a midlife crisis, though. Rauch reveals that this slump is instead a natural stage of life—and an essential one. By shifting priorities away from competition and toward compassion, it equips you with new tools for wisdom and gratitude to win the third period of life. And Rauch can testify to this personally because it was his own slump, despite acclaim as a journalist and commentator that compelled him to investigate the happiness curve. His own story and the stories of many others from all walks of life—from a steelworker and a limo driver to a telecoms executive and a philanthropist—show how the ordeal of midlife malaise reboots our values and even our brains for a rebirth of gratitude. Full of insights and data and featuring many ways to endure the slump and avoid its perils and traps, The Happiness Curve doesn’t just show you the dark forest of midlife, it helps you find a path through the trees. It also demonstrates how we can—and why we must—do more to help each other through the woods. Midlife is a journey we mustn’t walk alone.

Author : James MacKaye
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 556 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Economy of Happiness written by James MacKaye and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 556 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Jamie L. Bronstein
Publisher : Stanford University Press
ISBN 13 : 1503633853
Total Pages : 410 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Happiness of the British Working Class written by Jamie L. Bronstein and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 2023-01-10 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For working-class life writers in nineteenth century Britain, happiness was a multifaceted emotion: a concept that could describe experiences of hedonic pleasure, foster and deepen social relationships, drive individuals to self-improvement, and lead them to look back over their lives and evaluate whether they were well-lived. However, not all working-class autobiographers shared the same concepts or valorizations of happiness, as variables such as geography, gender, political affiliation, and social and economic mobility often influenced the way they defined and experienced their emotional lives. The Happiness of the British Working Class employs and analyzes over 350 autobiographies of individuals in England, Scotland, and Ireland to explore the sources of happiness of British working people born before 1870. Drawing from careful examinations of their personal narratives, Jamie L. Bronstein investigates the ways in which working people thought about the good life as seen through their experiences with family and friends, rewarding work, interaction with the natural world, science and creativity, political causes and religious commitments, and physical and economic struggles. Informed by the history of emotions and the philosophical and social-scientific literature on happiness, this book reflects broadly on the industrial-era working-class experience in an era of immense social and economic change.

Author : David G. Blanchflower
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Is Happiness U-shaped Everywhere? written by David G. Blanchflower and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I draw systematic comparisons across 109 data files and 132 countries of the relationship between well-being, variously defined, and age. I produce 444 significant country estimates with controls, so these are ceteris paribus effects, and find evidence of a well-being U-shape in age in one hundred and thirty-two countries, including ninety-five developing countries, controlling for education, marital and labor force status. I also frequently find it without any controls at all. There is additional evidence from an array of attitudinal questions that were worded slightly differently than standard happiness or life satisfaction questions such as satisfaction with an individual's financial situation. Averaging across the 257 individual country estimates from developing countries gives an age minimum of 48.2 for well-being and doing the same across the 187 country estimates for advanced countries gives a similar minimum of 47.2. The happiness curve is everywhere.

Author : C. S. Wareham
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108495133
Total Pages : 315 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Cambridge Handbook of the Ethics of Ageing written by C. S. Wareham and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2022-08-04 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first volume of new work dedicated specifically to ageing ethics - wide-ranging, clear, and accessible.

Author : Wren-Lewis, Sam
Publisher : Policy Press
ISBN 13 : 1447353560
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Happiness Problem written by Wren-Lewis, Sam and published by Policy Press. This book was released on 2019-11-28 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We appear to have more control over our lives than ever before. If we could get things right – the perfect job, relationship, family, body and mind – then we’d be happy. With enough economic growth and technological innovation, we could cure all societal ills. The Happiness Problem shows that this way of thinking is too simplistic and can even be harmful: no matter how much progress we make, we will still be vulnerable to disappointment, loss and suffering. The things we do to make ourselves happy are merely the tip of the iceberg. Sam Wren-Lewis offers an alternative process that acknowledges insecurity and embraces uncertainty. Drawing on our psychological capacities for curiosity and compassion, he proposes that we can connect with, and gain a deeper understanding of, the personal and social challenges that define our time

Author : Jennifer Wilson Mulnix
Publisher : Broadview Press
ISBN 13 : 1554811015
Total Pages : 482 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Theories of Happiness: An Anthology written by Jennifer Wilson Mulnix and published by Broadview Press. This book was released on 2015-05-25 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Theories of Happiness: An Anthology introduces readers to many difficult philosophical questions surrounding the concept of happiness. With historical and contemporary readings in philosophy, psychology, and the social sciences, the anthology reflects a dialogue between ideas, providing for a rich conversation that brings out the key insights and strengths of several competing views. Each of the included readings is contextualized by the editors and situated to speak to the larger issues, including the value of happiness and its connection to well-being, the relationship of happiness to morality, whether happiness can be accurately and meaningfully measured, and whether there are universal standards for a happy life.

Author : Jeffrey A. Schaler
Publisher : Open Court
ISBN 13 : 0812697693
Total Pages : 640 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Peter Singer Under Fire written by Jeffrey A. Schaler and published by Open Court. This book was released on 2011-09-30 with total page 640 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the leading ethical thinkers of the modern age, Peter Singer has repeatedly been embroiled in controversy. Protesters in Germany closed down his lectures, mistakenly thinking he was advocating Nazi views on eugenics. Conservative publisher Steve Forbes withdrew generous donations to Princeton after Singer was appointed professor of bioethics. His belief that infanticide is sometimes morally justified has appalled people from all walks of life. Peter Singer Under Fire gives a platform to his critics on many contentious issues. Leaders of the disability rights group Not Dead Yet attack Singer’s views on disability and euthanasia. Economists criticize the effectiveness of his ideas for solving global poverty. Philosophers expose problems in Singer’s theory of utilitarianism and ethicists refute his position on abortion. Singer’s engaging “Intellectual Autobiography” explains how he came by his controversial views, while detailed replies to each critic reveal further surprising aspects of his unique outlook.

Author : Lisa T.E. Sonne
Publisher : Union Square & Co.
ISBN 13 : 1435161394
Total Pages : 213 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Happiness Handbook written by Lisa T.E. Sonne and published by Union Square & Co.. This book was released on 2015-10-05 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Happiness is a word that is thrown around so much that it can easily lose its meaning. But as hard as happiness can be to truly define, it can be even more difficult to attain. Everybody wants to be happy, of course, but what if they’re not? Is happiness something that comes and goes like the weather, or is it something that we can develop and nurture within ourselves? The Happiness Handbook has the answer. In this entertaining yet practical guide, Lisa TE Sonne (Buddha Meditations) provides dozens of positive affirmations as well as imaginative and occasionally even scientifically tested ways to bring happiness into your life every day, including: Go for a morning walk Learn how to meditate Close your eyes and think of somebody you love Perform five acts of kindness, today No matter what life throws at you, The Happiness Handbook will help you turn your frown upside down.

Author : Sabine Asgodom
Publisher : Kreutzfeldt digital
ISBN 13 : 3866235208
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Coaching My Way written by Sabine Asgodom and published by Kreutzfeldt digital. This book was released on 2014-06-27 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 25 Surprising Impulses Which Pave the Road to Success Sabine Asgodam is one of the most acclaimed management coaches in Germany. This book, which is finally available in English, offers practical insights and recommendations as to how to successfully coach: What problems need to be solved? How can you come up with new ideas? How can you define worthwhile goals? What strategies should you consider? How can conflicts with others be resolved? In "Coaching My Way" Sabine Asgodom describes her SOFTCo method (Solution Oriented Fast Tip Coaching). In this book you'll find 25 practical, individually adaptable coaching impulses which are effective in both private and professional surroundings. Each and every one of these are essential building blocks in Sabine Asgodoms method for coaching clients. Concrete examples are offered to show how you can quickly initiate step-by-step development. Valuable advice is given to prepare you for the ins and outs of both coaching others and self-coaching. A self-assessment test is included that allows you to see if you could be a good coach for friends, relatives and colleagues.