As Thagard says, her findings “may not be shocking, but they’re very interesting and very useful”. Lyubomirsky uses tools of experimental psychology to understand what makes people happy. Paul Thagard and Jonathan Haidt both choose The How of Happiness by Sonja Lyubomirsky and Haidt and Jessica Pryce-Jones both choose Stumbling on Happiness by Daniel Gilbert. Rabbi Lionel Blue chooses his favourite books, with choices as diverse as Pilgrims Progress and Mills and Boon and explains the importance of love and why he likes a happy ending. Ellen de Bruin chooses her best books on the contentment of Dutch women and happiness, arguing that they enjoy more freedom than their French sisters. He argues that “many of the techniques that claim to enable us to achieve happiness don’t work” and that “happiness is impossible to aim for directly”. The experimental psychologist Elaine Fox discusses optimism and how it can be good for you if grounded in reality, while the journalist Oliver Burkeman chooses books to help you with happiness through negative thinking. Leo Hollis looks at why cities are good for you. Kieran Setiya discusses the mid-life crisis and Renata Salecl looks at misery in the modern world. Roman Kznaric chooses his best books on the art of living.
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Gretchen Rubin chooses her best books on how to be happier and Emrys Westacott chooses his best books on philosophy and everyday living. Jessica Pryce-Jones looks at happiness at work and Vanessa King chooses her best books on happiness for children. The psychologist Jonathan Haidt tackles the subject straight on, as does Anthony Seldon with recommendations for books on how to be happy. We have a very diverse range of interviews on the general theme of happiness. Foreign Policy & International Relations.
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