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Book SynopsisIntegrating the authors' own research with the advanced thinking in the behavioral and social sciences - including management science, psychology, and economics - this title offers a fresh approach to the puzzle of happiness. It shows how a few major principles can explain how happiness works and why it is so elusive.
Trade Review"In approach and in its creativity, Engineering Happiness is one of the best books on happiness in many a moon!" Spirituality & Practice
Table of ContentsPreface: Engineers on Happiness Acknowledgments Part I--Overview Introduction: The Science of Happiness 1. Measuring Happiness 2. Defining Happiness Part II--Laws of Happiness 3. The First Law of Happiness: Relative Comparison 4. The Second Law of Happiness: Motion of Expectation 5. The Third Law of Happiness: Aversion to Loss 6. The Fourth Law of Happiness: Diminishing Sensitivity 7. The Fifth Law of Happiness: Satiation 8. The Sixth Law of Happiness: Presentism Part III--Engineering a Happier Life 9. The Treasure of Happiness: Basic Goods 10. Cumulative Comparison 11. Reframing 12. Living within the Laws of Happiness 13. Building a Happier Life Notes Index An annex to this volume, "The Mathematics of Happiness," is available online at www.ucpress.edu.
