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LIFE LESSONS FROM THE HAPPIEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD
The secret to happiness? Stop trying to find it - it's not all it's cracked up to be.
Finding happiness is less about learning new tricks and more about unlearning ways of thinking holding you back: Stop chasing happiness, stop obsessing over what others think, stop caring too much about how you feel, stop making sacrifices for personal success.
Here, academic and philosopher Frank Martela unpacks why we value happiness, and why chasing it is actually making you miserable. He reveals the secrets to Finland's continued top rankings in the global happiness reports by showing that, actually, living with purpose and contentment is much more beneficial that striving to be happy.
Building on Frank's personal encounters with people from all walks of life during travels around Finland and abroad, this book blends personal stories and quirky anecdotes with the latest scientific research and ancient traditions to deliver a strong message about how you should approach life: what you should stop doing and what you should start doing instead, to find an enduring sense of contentment and an energizing sense of
purpose for your own life.
Contents
1: Stop Caring About Your Own Happiness 2: Stop Caring About What Others Think 3: Stop Caring About How You Feel 4: Stop Caring About Your Past 5: Stop Caring About What Happens in the World 6: Stop Caring About Your Future Success 7: The Centre of Indifference 8: Start Caring About Yourself 9: Start Caring About Others 10: Start Caring About Building a Better World 11: The Delicate Art of Not Caring, While Caring Deeply
