A Guide to the Good Life
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The book in question: * https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61273746-the-good-life Excerpt: * https://archive.is/https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive... See also discussions on happiness from earlier: * https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48996364 * https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49000600 * https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47441784
I'm a huge fan of Positive Psychology and have read dozens of books (by Ph.D researchers of the subject). My favorite academic summary is The Good Life: Unifying the Philosophy and Psychology of Well-Being by Michael A. Bishop. As a hyper-short summary: psychologists studying well being have used different definitions and approaches, yet what unifies them is positive feedback loops - behaviors an…
Harvard has been running longitudinal studies for several decades: * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grant_Study and their findings lean towards good relationships with family and friends are highly correlation with happiness, health, and many aspects of financial success. The released a book summarizing many results a few years ago: * https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61273746-the-good-life * ht…