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In The Myths of Happiness, Sonja Lyubomirsky addresses the key points of adult life, examining both achievements (marriage, children, job satisfaction, wealth) and failures (divorce, financial ruin, illness) to reveal that our misconceptions about these events may pose the greatest threat to our long-term happiness.
Lyubomirsky argues that most of us believe in a series of myths, thinking that we will be forever happy as long as we achieve the goals imposed by our culture. This limited perception of happiness prevents us from recognizing the positives that accompany every negative life event and from acknowledging the growth it offers us.
Because we expect the best (or the worst) from the critical turning points in our lives, we make the mistake of placing too much weight on our initial emotional reactions. This book will allow readers to look beyond their first instinctive response, proving through scientific research that often what matters most is our mindset and the specific circumstances we face.
A key element of this research is the concept of hedonic adaptation, which means that people are much more adaptable than we think. Even after a significant life change—good or bad—we usually return to our baseline level of happiness, forgetting what caused us such joy or pain.
The Myths of Happiness provides the perspective we need to make wiser choices, explaining how we can slow down this adaptation after a positive change and how to find our way again after a hardship.
Sonja Lyubomirsky is a professor of psychology at the University of California, Riverside. Her research on human happiness has been honored by the Science of Generosity Foundation, by the John Templeton Foundation with the Templeton Positive Psychology Prize, and with a grant from the National Institute of Mental Health. Her book The How of Happiness has been translated into nineteen languages, and THE MYTHS OF HAPPINESS into sixteen languages.
"He who is not satisfied with what he has, would not be satisfied with what he would like to have." SOCRATES
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- Author
- Sonja Lyubomirsky
- Publisher
- Alkyon
- Award
- -
- Language
- Greek
- Cover
- Soft
- Number of Pages
- 360
- Release Date
- 01/05/2014
- Publication Date
- 2014
- Dimensions
- 14x20 cm
- ISBN-13
- 9786185033217
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