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Engineering Happiness : a New Approach for Building a Joyful Life.

Manel Baucells and Rakesh Sarin have been conducting ground-breaking research on happiness for more than a decade, and in this book they distill their provocative findings into a lively, accessible guide for a wide audience of readers. Integrating their own research with the latest thinking in the b...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Baucells, Manel, 1966-
Autres auteurs: Sarin, Rakesh, 1948-
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Berkeley : University of California Press, 2012.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface: Engineers on Happiness; Acknowledgments; Introduction: The Science of Happiness; Part I: Overview; Chapter 1: Measuring Happiness; Chapter 2: Defining Happiness; Part II: Laws of Happiness; Chapter 3: The First Law of Happiness: Relative Comparison; Chapter 4: The Second Law of Happiness: Motion of Expectation; Chapter 5: The Third Law of Happiness: Aversion to Loss; Chapter 6: The Fourth Law of Happiness: Diminishing Sensitivity; Chapter 7: The Fifth Law of Happiness: Satiation; Chapter 8: The Sixth Law of Happiness: Presentism.
  • Part III: Engineering a Happier LifeChapter 9: The Treasure of Happiness: Basic Goods; Chapter 10: Cumulative Comparison; Chapter 11: Reframing; Chapter 12: Living within the Laws of Happiness; Chapter 13: Building a Happier Life; Notes; Index.