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The Happiness Hypothesis

Jonathan Haidt, 2006

Medium length, about 320 pages

Ten old ideas about the good life, tested against modern psychology.

Talk about it

  1. Which old idea held up best against the modern research, and which fared worst?
  2. Did the image of a rider on an elephant change how you see your own choices?
  3. What would you change in your week if you took the book's findings seriously?

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