Pursuit of Happiness: Discovering the Pathway to Fulfillment, Well-Being, and Enduring Personal Joy

If you are looking for or looking to gift a self help book built around the Christian worldview, then look no more."The Pursuit of Happiness" is refreshing and enlightening. It is modern day Old Testament Wisdom. I loved it.

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米国の大学で最も広く使われている心理学入門の教科書を書いている著者が、１９９０年頃までに発表された幸せに関する心理学の研究をベースに「幸せになるための心理学者としてのアドバイス」をまとめたような本。出版から２０年近く経ち、「ポジティブ心理学」という新しい分野が今では人気になっているが、その根底部分はこの本の内容とそれほど変化していないように思える。少々言葉が多過ぎるので、読みながらイライラしてしまうかもしれないが、内容は非常に分かりやすく、巷に溢れるエセ心理学本の善し悪しを見分けるには役に立つ。研究者らしく、本の３０％ぐらいを割いて引用した研究の出典をリストアップしている。これは圧巻。

Although I'm paraphrasing, 20th century psychologist William James once said that the primary aim of all men at all times is how to get and keep happiness...and how to recover it if lost. But what is happiness, and how can we get and keep it? Can it actually be pursued, or does it have more to do with one's inborn temperament, gender, or race?Myers has researched these and other questions related to happiness and has compiled the answers in this easy-to-read, textbook-like book. Some of the factors enabling happiness are work that allows a person to experience "flow," a deep religious faith that offers hope and solace, supportive friends, a satisfying marriage or love relationship, and an optimism that things will work out. Adequate sleep and good health also aid in having a cheerful outlook. About the flow, friends, and love relationship, I immediately thought of Freud and his statement that love and work are the cornerstones to a balanced work.As a psychology instructor, I always find myself integrating the "happiness factor" into my classes, and Myers' book offers answers and the research to back them up. Plus, its engaging style and topic organization make it easier to pick and choose which research to concentrate on. Nice change from the numerous "self-help" books on the market.

People want to be happy more than anything else, of course. A no-brainer, huh? How ironic it is, then, that so few of us know the facts of happiness. How can happiness be defined and measured? Who is happy, who is not, and why? Does sex, money, status, marriage, or occupational success lead to happiness? If not, why not? The answers are surprising, to say the least. If you know them, you'll improve your odds of finding your own happiness and helping others find theirs.