A Practical Guide to Happiness

Practical Guide Series

Become a happier person by applying the wisdom of philosophers. What is happiness? What makes you happy? And is there more to life than happiness?

Looking at the history of thought, this practical guide will help you answer these questions. Learn to cultivate your taste for pleasure, free yourself from the various disturbances of life and overcome irrational expectations that cause distress.

Happiness will help you to go with the flow and rediscover the joy of existence. Filled with practical exercises, tips and case studies, this practical guide will enable you to see happiness in a new light, with the help of the world’s greatest minds.

©2012 Will Buckingham (P)2019 W. F. Howes Ltd

Felt like a research paper

This felt like a research paper into various philosophies of paths of life rather than a book with "a practical guide" in the title. I hated it. I absolutely hated it. The author says "if you remember one thing" four different times that I highlighted, and outlines key figures, and I really feel like this title does not go with the book in anyway. It feels like a guy mansplaining philosophy to me. Congratulations on 15+ chapters of listing the different philosophers and philosophies you know.