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The happiness curve

why life gets better after 50

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The happiness curve
Jonathan Rauch
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An edition of The happiness curve (2018)

The happiness curve

why life gets better after 50

First edition.
  • 4.00 ·
  • 2 Ratings
  • 1 Want to read
  • 0 Currently reading
  • 4 Have read

Draws on cutting-edge scientific studies to discuss the U-shaped trajectory of happiness, which declines from the optimism of youth before surging upward again after age fifty, and offers ways to endure the slump during midlife.

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St. Martin's Press
Language
English
Pages
244

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The happiness curve: why life gets better after 50
2018, St. Martin's Press
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Table of Contents

The voyage of life: Thomas Cole's journey
and mine
What makes us happy (and doesn't): the strange illogic of life satisfaction
A timely discovery: how unsuspecting economists (and apes) found the happiness curve
The shape of the river: time, happiness, and the curve of the U
The expectations trap: midlife malaise is often about nothing
The paradox of aging: why getting old makes you happier
Crossing toward wisdom: the happiness curve has a purpose, and it's social
Helping ourselves: how to get through the U
Helping each other: bringing midlife out of the closet
Epilogue: Gratitude.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-230) and index.

Copyright Date
2018

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
155.6
Library of Congress
BF724.6 .R38 2018, BF724.6.R38 2018

The Physical Object

Pagination
viii, 244 pages
Number of pages
244

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL26954530M
ISBN 10
1250078806
ISBN 13
9781250078803
LCCN
2018005155
OCLC/WorldCat
1031985402, 1031409404

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