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Happiness by Design

Finding Pleasure and Purpose in Everyday Life
By Paul Dolan
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Happiness by Design by Paul Dolan offers an insightful exploration into the concept of happiness, intertwining elements of philosophy and psychology. The author presents a fresh perspective on how happiness can be achieved by intentionally structuring our environment and choices to favour both pleasure and purpose. Dolan challenges traditional views on happiness by suggesting practical strategies to reorganise daily life, making the pursuit of happiness a tangible and deliberate act.
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You might enjoy this book if you're intrigued by the science of happiness and looking to understand how to design your life around experiences that bring you joy. It combines insights from psychology and behavioural science to suggest practical ways to enhance your well-being by balancing pleasure and purpose.

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Happiness by Design

As a Professor of Behavioural Science at the London School of Economics, the author conducts original research into the measurement of happiness and its causes and consequences, including the effects of our behaviour. In this book, he creates a new outlook on the pursuit of happiness - it's not just how you feel, it's how you act.

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How to design your life for happiness - by thinking less and doing more.

As a Professor of Behavioural Science at the London School of Economics, Dolan conducts original research into the measurement of happiness and its causes and consequences, including the effects of our behaviour. Here he creates a new outlook on the pursuit of happiness - it's not just how you feel, it's how you act.

Happiness by Design shows that being happier requires us to actively re-design our immediate environment. Enough has been written on how to think happy. Happiness by Design is about how to behave happy and how to incorporate the most recent research findings into our everyday lives.

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Happiness by Design by Paul Dolan is praised for its original approach to understanding happiness through a balance of purpose and pleasure. Critics appreciate its optimistic tone and practical advice, noting its potential to change one's perspective on life. Dolan's insights are described as engaging and accessible, providing readers with meaningful ways to enhance their well-being without resorting to abstract philosophical concepts.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780141977539

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 January 2015

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 15.0mm

Width: 131.0mm

Height: 199.0mm

Weight: 194g

Pages: 256

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Education & Reference Non-Fiction Paul Dolan Penguin Books Philosophy & Psychology

About the Author

Paul Dolan is Professor of Behavioural Science at the LSE. During his time as a visiting scholar at Princeton, he worked closely with Daniel Kahneman who calls him 'a star'. Dolan focuses on developing measures of happiness and subjective wellbeing that can be used by policymakers and by individuals looking to be happier. Among various other roles, he is a member of the US National Academy of Sciences Panel on measuring national well-being, a member of the National Wellbeing Advisory Forum for the Office for National Statistics in the UK, and is Chief Academic Advisor to the UK Government on how policymakers should value the impact of goods that are hard to measure, like health and education. His debut, Happiness by Design, was a Sunday Times bestseller and Waterstones non-fiction book of the month.

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