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The myths of happiness : what should make you happy but doesn't, what shouldn't make you happy but does / Sonja Lyubomirsky.

Summary:

Lyubomirsky isolates the major turning points of adult life, looking to both achievements and failures to reveal that our misconceptions about the impact of such events is perhaps the greatest threat to our long-term well-being.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781594204371
  • Physical Description: 298 pages ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Penguin Press, 2013.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Part I Connections -- Chapter 1 I'll Be Happy When ... I'm Married to the Right Person 17 -- Chapter 2 I Can't Be Happy When ... My Relationship Has Fallen Apart 50 -- Chapter 3 I'll Be Happy When ... I Have Kids 83 -- Chapter 4 I Can't Be Happy When ... I Don't Have a Partner 101 -- Part II Work and Money -- Chapter 5 I'll Be Happy When ... I Find the Right Job 115 -- Chapter 6 I Can't Be Happy When ... I'm Broke 144 -- Chapter 7 I'll Be Happy When ... I'm Rich 163 -- Part III Looking Back -- Chapter 8 I Can't Be Happy When ... the Test Results Were Positive 185 -- Chapter 9 I Can't Be Happy When ... I Know I'll Never Play Shortstop for the Yankees 211 -- Chapter 10 I Can't Be Happy When ... the Best Years of My Life Are Over 233.
Subject:
Happiness.

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