The Owner's Manual for Happiness--Essential Elements of a Meaningful Life
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The Owner's Manual for Happiness--Essential Elements of a Meaningful Life

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eBook - ePub

The Owner's Manual for Happiness--Essential Elements of a Meaningful Life

About this book

The happiness literature is about how to be happier. This book summarizes all of that advice, but adds an important caveat: Roughly one person in nine is born happy, and the other eight must find alternatives to happiness. The good news is that the alternatives to happiness are as satisfying or more than happiness itself. These five alternative modes of positive being are flow, fit, progress towards goals, altruism, and community. The theory is accompanied by practical suggestions about achieving these five modes.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Preface
  5. About the Author
  6. About CentACS
  7. Table of Contents
  8. Introduction
  9. Part One: Happiness—Why All the Fuss?
  10. 1. What Is It?‐‐18 Definitions of Happiness
  11. 2. What Affects It?—Boosters, Downers, and Myths
  12. 3. How Happy Are You?‐‐Estimating Your Set Point
  13. Part Two: Alternatives to Happiness—Defining the Right State for Staying In Gear
  14. 4. Happiness Isn’t for Everyone—The Five Modes for Staying “In Gear”
  15. 5. Flow—The Absence of Emotions
  16. 6. Fit—Building on Your Strengths
  17. 7. Goals—Maintaining a Clear Sense of Progress
  18. 8. Community—Staying Connected to Your Lifeline
  19. 9. Altruism—Generativity and Your Legacy
  20. 10. Putting It All Together—A Template for Your Statement of Personal Priorities (SPP)
  21. Part Three: Ongoing Maintenance‐‐Tools for Staying In Gear
  22. 11. 119 Minor Adjustments that Make a Big Difference
  23. 12. Common Techniques for Keeping Focused
  24. 13. Staying Right
  25. Appendices:
  26. A. Thesaurus of Happiness
  27. B. Three Millenia of Quotes About Happiness
  28. C. Using Other Personality Tests to Obtain N and E Scores
  29. D. Action Items
  30. E. Worksheet for Evaluating Balance of Goals
  31. F. Composing Your Life Story—A Process
  32. Definitions
  33. Resources
  34. Index