The Other Side of Happiness: Embracing a More Fearless Approach to Living - Couverture souple

Bastian, Dr. Brock

 
9780241338391: The Other Side of Happiness: Embracing a More Fearless Approach to Living
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ISBN 10 : 0241338395 ISBN 13 : 9780241338391
Editeur : Allen Lane, 2018

Synopsis

In Western culture, we have become addicted to positivity. We try to eradicate pain through medication and by insulating ourselves and our children from risk, even though we are the safest generation that ever lived, and often view difficulty as a personal failure. Yet in his research renowned social psychologist Brock Bastian has found that hardship and sadness are neither antithetical to pleasure nor incidental: they are a necessary ingredient for happiness.

Drawing on psychology, neuroscience and internationally acclaimed findings from Bastian's own lab, The Other Side of Happiness encourages us to take a more fearless approach to living that acknowledges the value of pain in our lives. As Bastian shows us, the most thrilling moments of our lives are usually balanced on a knife edge between pleasure and pain, whether it is finding your true love, holding your new-born for the first time, finishing a marathon or even taking a dip in an icy sea. This is because hardship quite literally increases our capacity for happiness, making us stronger, more resilient and more connected to those around us.

Backed by rigorous scientific research, Brock Bastian shows that, without some pain, we have no real way to achieve and appreciate happiness.

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À propos de l?auteur

Dr. Brock Bastian is an Associate Professor in the School of Psychological Sciences at the University of Melbourne. His studies have been reviewed in leading news outlets such as Time Magazine, Huffington Post, Economist, New Scientist, Scientific American, CNN, ABC, Globe and Mail, The New Yorker and New York Magazine. Brock's pioneering approach to research has been acknowledged with the Wegner Theoretical Innovation Prize, and his presentations have been included on the ABC Radio National Big Ideas podcast.

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Éditeur
Allen Lane
Date d'édition
2018
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0241338395
ISBN 13 
9780241338391
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
208
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
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ISBN 10 :  0241239842 ISBN 13 :  9780241239841
Editeur : Allen Lane, 2018
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