
- 288 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
How do you solve the problem of human happiness? It's a subject that has occupied some of the greatest philosophers of all time, from Aristotle to Paul McKenna – but how do we sort the good ideas from the terrible ones? Over the past few years, Oliver Burkeman has travelled to some of the strangest outposts of the 'happiness industry' in an attempt to find out. In Help!, the first collection of his popular Guardian columns, Burkeman presents his findings. It's a witty and thought-provoking exploration that punctures many of self-help's most common myths, while also offering clear-headed, practical and of ten counter-intuitive advice on a range of topics from stress, procrastination and insomnia to wealth, laughter, time management and creativity. It doesn't claim to have solved the problem of human happiness. But it might just bring us one step closer.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Table of Contents
- INTRODUCTION
- 1 : CHANGE EVERYTHING, RIGHT NOW! A Short Tour of Self-Help’s Biggest Clichés
- 2 : HOW TO BE HAPPIER Emotional Life
- 3 : HOW TO WIN FRIENDS AND INFLUENCE PEOPLE Social Life
- 4 : HOW TO RULE THE OFFICE Work Life
- 5 : HOW TO GET MORE DONE Productivity
- 6 : HOW TO USE YOUR BRAIN Mental Life
- CHAPTER 7 : HOW TO KEEP FUNCTIONING Everyday Life
- 8 : FOLLOW ME Gurus, God-men, and Other Questionable Characters
- 9 : ROADS LESS TRAVELLED Some Unlikely Paths to Happiness
- FURTHER ADVENTURES IN POPULAR PSYCHOLOGY Additional Reading and Resources
- NOTES
- INDEX
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
- Copyright