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Myths of Happiness What Should Make You Happy, but Doesn't, What Shouldn't Make You Happy, but Does

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ISBN-10: 1594204373

ISBN-13: 9781594204371

Edition: 2013

Authors: Sonja Lyubomirsky

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Happiness expert Sonja Lyubomirsky’s research-based lessons in how to find opportunity in life’s thorniest momentsInThe Myths of Happiness, Sonja Lyubomirsky isolates the major turning points of adult life, looking to both achievements (marriage, children, professional satisfaction, wealth) and failures (singlehood, divorce, financial ruin, illness) to reveal that our misconceptions about the impact of such events is perhaps the greatest threat to our long-term well-being.Lyubomirsky argues that we have been given false promises—myths that assure us that lifelong happiness will be attained once we hit the culturally confirmed markers of adult success. This restricted view of happiness works…    
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Book details

List price: $27.95
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 1/3/2013
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 320
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.50" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.144
Language: English

John Zeisel is president of Hearthstone Alzheimer Care and founder of the Heartstone Way, an innovative and practical approach to the care ofAlzheimer's sufferers. He developed the Artists for Alzheimer's program (ARTZ), which develops cultural experiences for Alzheimer's sufferers. He has a PhD in sociology from Columbia and has taught at Yale, Harvard and McGill.Sonja Lyubomirsky is Professor of Psychology at the University of California - one of the youngest people to attain the rank of full Professor in the University's history. She lives in Santa Monica with her family.

Introduction: The Myths of Happiness
Connections
I'll Be Happy When ... I'm Married to the Right Person
I Can't Be Happy When ... My Relationship Has Fallen Apart
I'll Be Happy When ... I Have Kids
I Can't Be Happy When ... I Don't Have a Partner
Work and Money
I'll Be Happy When ... I Find the Right Job
I Can't Be Happy When ... I'm Broke
I'll Be Happy When ... I'm Rich
Looking Back
I Can't Be Happy When ... the Test Results Were Positive
I Can't Be Happy When ... I Know I'll Never Play Shortstop for the Yankees
I Can't Be Happy When ... the Best Years of My Life Are Over
Conclusion: Where Happiness Is Really Found
Acknowledgments
Notes
Index
About the Author