Full name: Happiness Is a Serious Problem: A Human Nature Repair Manual

Author: Dennis Prager Year: 1998 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Self help, Non Fiction, Philosophy, Psychology Purchase/reserch links: LibraryThing Goodreads Amazon ISBNs: 9780060987350 0060987359

In this unique blend of self-help and moral philosophy, talk-radio host Dennis Prager asserts that we're actually obligated to be happy, because it makes us better people. Achieving that happiness won't be easy, though: to Prager, it requires a continuing process of counting your blessings and giving up any expectations that life is supposed to be wonderful. "Can we decide to be satisfied with what we have?" he asks. "A poor man who can make himself satisfied with his portion will be happier than a wealthy man who does not allow himself to be satisfied." Prager echoes other political commentators in complaining that too many people today see themselves as victims; he submits that the only way to achieve your desires is to take responsibility for your life rather than blaming others. Whether or not you agree with that view, if you're willing to put some thought into achieving a happier outlook, you will find plenty to mull over in Happiness Is a Serious Problem. Similar books: The Antidote by Oliver Burkeman The Pursuit of Perfect by Tal Ben-Shahar Happier by Tal Ben-Shahar The How of Happiness by Sonja Lyubomirsky Everything is F*cked by Mark Manson 12 Rules for Life by Jordan B. Peterson The Happiness Hypothesis by Jonathan Haidt The Happiness Curve by Jonathan Rauch Rising Strong by Brene Brown Happy for No Reason by Marci Shimoff How to Stay Sane by Philippa Perry Hardwiring Happiness by Rick Hanson Happier at Home by Gretchen Rubin Mastery by Robert Greene The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin The Road Less Traveled by M. Scott Peck Simple Abundance by Sarah Ban Breathnach The Rational Male by Rollo Tomassi Creative Visualization by Shakti Gawain There's a Spiritual Solution to Every Problem by Wayne W. Dyer