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Happy Ever After

A Radical New Approach to Living Well
By Paul Dolan
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Happy Ever After by Paul Dolan offers an insightful exploration into the myths of happiness, urging readers to challenge societal expectations and find fulfilment on their own terms. The book combines psychological research with philosophical insights to help you understand the reality of happiness beyond conventional measures. It's an engaging read that encourages personal reflection and redefines what it means to lead a contented life.
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You might enjoy this book if you're interested in exploring how happiness is influenced by societal norms and are keen to question traditional life goals. It offers an engaging perspective on how you can redefine happiness by considering personal experiences and preferences rather than societal expectations.

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Happy Ever After

"First published by Allen Lane 2019."--Title page verso.

What if the path to happiness meant abandoning our most dearly held beliefs?

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What if the path to happiness meant abandoning our most dearly held beliefs?

Be ambitious; find everlasting love; look after your health... There are countless stories about how we ought to live our lives. These narratives can make our lives easier, and they might sometimes make us happier too. But they can also trap us and those around us.

In Happy Ever After, bestselling happiness expert Professor Paul Dolan draws on a wealth of evidence to bust the common myths about our sources of happiness and shows that there can be many unexpected paths to lasting happiness. Some of these might involve not going into higher education, choosing not to marry, rewarding acts rooted in self-interest, and caring a little less about living forever.

By freeing ourselves from the myth of the perfect life, we might each find a life worth living.

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Happy Ever After by Paul Dolan is praised for challenging societal notions of happiness and questioning conventional life choices. The book is noted for its smart, engaging, and humorous approach, urging readers to reconsider their desires and aspirations. Critics describe it as a manifesto for a better society that provides a compelling argument for prioritising individual well-being in policy-making. The work is considered illuminating and wise, offering a fresh perspective on happiness and societal expectations.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780141984490

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 02 January 2020

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd

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

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 15.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 191g

Pages: 256

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Education & Reference Mindset & Self Help Non-Fiction Paul Dolan Penguin Books Personal Development Philosophy & Psychology Philosophy & Stoicism Self-Help & Personal Development

About the Author

Paul Dolan is Professor of Behavioural Science at the LSE. He is an internationally renowned expert in human behaviour and happiness. Amongst various other roles, he wrote the questions that are being used to monitor national happiness in the UK and has advised many governments, charities and corporations on how to influence behaviour to improve wellbeing. His debut book, Happiness by Design, was a Sunday Times bestseller and dubbed 'the book that will make you quit your job'.

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