The Beer Mat Guide to Happiness

A funny, brutally honest guide to money, time, laughter, death, and not taking life too seriously

Life’s too short for nonsense.

This is not a self-help book.
It’s a pub-level, brutally honest look at happiness - written for people who are tired of gurus, hacks, and being told to wake up at 5am and journal.

The Beer Mat Guide to Happiness asks one simple question:
Why are we so busy chasing things that clearly don’t work?

Inside, you’ll find:

• Why “enough money” is a real thing (and how most people miss it)

• Why status, hustle, and productivity culture make you miserable

• What science actually says about happiness (without the smug tone)

• Why laughter, time, and decent people matter more than optimisation

• Why death is the ultimate clarity tool (and why that’s good news)

Written in the spirit of a conversation over a pint, this book mixes humour, psychology, philosophy, and lived experience -without pretending life can be fixed with a checklist.

No morning routines.
No vision boards.
No nonsense.

Just a clear-eyed reminder that happiness isn’t complicated - we just keep making it that way.

If you like your wisdom dry, your humour dark, and your advice realistic, this book is for you.