A Field Guide to a Happy Life

2020-09-15 Philosophy

Author : Massimo Pigliucci
Release : 2020-09-15
Genre : Philosophy
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 940/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book A Field Guide to a Happy Life written by Massimo Pigliucci. This book was released on 2020-09-15. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A brilliant philosopher reimagines Stoicism for our modern age in this thought-provoking guide to a better life. For more than two thousand years, Stoicism has offered a message of resilience in the face of hardship. Little wonder, then, that it is having such a revival in our own troubled times. But there is no denying how weird it can be: Is it really the case that we shouldn't care about our work, our loved ones, or our own lives? According to the old Stoics, yes. In A Field Guide to a Happy Life, philosopher Massimo Pigliucci offers a renewed Stoicism that reflects modern science and sensibilities. Pigliucci embraces the joyful bonds of affection, the satisfactions of a job well done, and the grief that attends loss. In his hands, Stoicism isn't about feats of indifference, but about enduring pain without being overwhelmed, while enjoying pleasures without losing our heads. In short, he makes Stoicism into a philosophy all of us -- whether committed Stoics or simply seekers -- can use to live better.

A Field Guide to Happiness

2014-10-01 Biography & Autobiography

Author : Linda Leaming
Release : 2014-10-01
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 909/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book A Field Guide to Happiness written by Linda Leaming. This book was released on 2014-10-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the West, we have everything we could possibly need or want—except for peace of mind. So writes Linda Leaming, a harried American who traveled from Nashville, Tennessee, to the rugged Himalayan nation of Bhutan—sometimes called the happiest place on Earth—to teach English and unlearn her politicized and polarized, energetic and impatient way of life. In Bhutan, if I have three things to do in a week, it’s considered busy. In the U.S., I have at least three things to do between breakfast and lunch. After losing her luggage immediately upon arrival, Leaming realized that she also had emotional baggage—a tendency toward inaction, a touch of self-absorption, and a hundred other trite, stupid, embarrassing, and inconsequential things—that needed to get lost as well. Pack up ideas and feelings that tie you down and send you lead-footed down the wrong path. Put them in a metaphorical suitcase and sling it over a metaphorical bridge in your mind. Let the river take them away. Forced by circumstance and her rustic surroundings to embrace a simplified life, Leaming made room for more useful beliefs. The thin air and hard climbs of her mountainous commute put her deeply in touch with her breath, helping her find focus and appreciation. The archaic, glacially paced bureaucracy of a Bhutanese bank taught her to go with the flow—and take up knitting. The ancient ritual of drinking tea brought tranquility, friendship, and, eventually, a husband. Each day, and each adventure, in her adopted home brought new insights and understandings to take back to frantic America, where she now practices the art of "simulating Bhutan." This collection of stories, impressions, and suggestions is a little nudge, a push, a leg up into the rarefied air of paradise—of bright sunlight and beautiful views.

A Short Guide to a Happy Life

2001-04-01 Self-Help

Author : Anna Quindlen
Release : 2001-04-01
Genre : Self-Help
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 470/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book A Short Guide to a Happy Life written by Anna Quindlen. This book was released on 2001-04-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the New York Times bestselling author of Alternate Side, Anna Quindlen’s classic reflection on a meaningful life makes a perfect gift for any occasion. “Life is made of moments, small pieces of silver amidst long stretches of tedium. It would be wonderful if they came to us unsummoned, but particularly in lives as busy as the ones most of us lead now, that won’t happen. We have to teach ourselves now to live, really live . . . to love the journey, not the destination.” In this treasure of a book, Anna Quindlen, the bestselling novelist and columnist, reflects on what it takes to “get a life”—to live deeply every day and from your own unique self, rather than merely to exist through your days. “Knowledge of our own mortality is the greatest gift God ever gives us,” Quindlen writes, “because unless you know the clock is ticking, it is so easy to waste our days, our lives.” Her mother died when Quindlen was nineteen: “It was the dividing line between seeing the world in black and white, and in Technicolor. The lights came on for the darkest possible reason. . . . I learned something enduring, in a very short period of time, about life. And that was that it was glorious, and that you had no business taking it for granted.” But how to live from that perspective, to fully engage in our days? In A Short Guide to a Happy Life, Quindlen guides us with an understanding that comes from knowing how to see the view, the richness in living.

Field Guide to Happiness

2008 Happiness

Author : Barbara Ann Kipfer
Release : 2008
Genre : Happiness
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 848/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Field Guide to Happiness written by Barbara Ann Kipfer. This book was released on 2008. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'The Field Guide to Happiness' is about self-understanding, transforming personal problems, redoing the plot of your life, expanding creativity, and discovering joy.

Live Inspired Now

2013-11-01 Self-Help

Author : Heather Paris
Release : 2013-11-01
Genre : Self-Help
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 904/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Live Inspired Now written by Heather Paris. This book was released on 2013-11-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Live Inspired Now: A Field Guide for Happiness is a lively nonfiction narrative. This is not your typical self-help book; Live Inspired Now is the rock concert of self improvement! It is fun, simple, and upbeat. It will leave you cheering at the high points and thinking deeply at the contemplative points. Using humorous, touching, and inspirational testimony from her life, Heather Paris will capture your heart and leave you feeling warm and fuzzy. In a world filled with complex, hard-to-follow self-help books, Live Inspired Now: A Field Guide for Happiness guides you in a way that can have you experiencing a-ha moments in each and every chapter!

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