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We all want to be happier, but our brains often get in the way. When we\\u2019re too stuck in our heads we obsess over our inadequacies, compare ourselves with others and fail to see the good in our lives. In The Science of Happiness, world-leading psychologist and happiness expert Bruce Hood demonstrates that the key to happiness is not self-care but connection. He presents seven simple but life-changing lessons to break negative thought patterns and re-connect with the things that really matter.
Grounded in decades of studies in neuroscience and developmental psychology, this book tells a radical new story about the roots of wellbeing and the obstacles that lie in our path. With clear, practical takeaways throughout, Professor Hood demonstrates how we can all harness the findings of this science to re-wire our thinking and transform our lives.
Dr. Bruce Hood is an award-winning Professor of Developmental Psychology at Bristol University and the author of several books including SuperSense, The Self Illusion, The Domesticated Brain, and Possessed. His course, The Science of Happiness, is the most popular course at Bristol University. He has appeared extensively on TV and radio, including co-hosting the BBC podcast The Happiness Half Hour in 2021. He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Society, the Royal Institution of Great Britain and the British Psychological Society.
Shermer and Hood discuss: psychedelic drugs \\u2022 defining the \\u201cgood life\\u201d or \\u201chappiness\\u201d \\u2022 measuring emotions \\u2022 happiness as social contagion \\u2022 eudaimonia (the pursuit of meaning) versus hedonism (the pursuit of pleasure) \\u2022 genetics and heritability \\u2022 cultural components \\u2022 WEIRD people \\u2022 The Big Five (OCEAN) \\u2022 marriage and health \\u2022 exercise and stress reduction \\u2022 what the ancient Greeks got right about living the good life \\u2022 how failure may actually be a key to more happiness \\u2022 how to live the life you want\\u2014not necessarily the life expected of you.
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