HAPPINESS BY DESIGN Paul, Dolan

When renowned happiness and behavior expert Paul Dolan, PhD, was a child, he had a stutter that made him quite miserable. But eventually he realized the reason he was so unhappy was simply that he gave the problem so much of his attention. This insight set in motion Dr. Dolan's revolutionary research into our search for happiness. Unlike other schools of thought that ask you to change the way you think (which will usually fail), HAPPINESS BY DESIGN draws on the author's training as an economist to change what we do. By designing our lives in ways that direct our attention to what really makes us happy, we can find happiness without having to look for it. Attention is the glue that holds our lives together and it's in our power to shift our attention to the things that make us feel better. The same inputs--money, your marriage, sex, weight, the size of your house, stuttering--can affect your happiness a lot or a little depending on how much attention you pay to them. While other... Это и многое другое вы найдете в книге HAPPINESS BY DESIGN (DOLAN, PAUL)