Happiness obsession
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A bizarre but sobering counterattack on the universalism of happiness.
"Don't try to be happy! That thought will make you unhappy."
★★★ Amazon's Book of the Month
★★★ Highly recommended by Yoo Seong-ho, Daniel Pink, and Tim Harford.
★★★ A hot topic from the Guardian's leading columnist.
★★★ Recommended books by The Times, The Observer, The Guardian, and The Daily Mail
All media outlets are competing to talk about “be happy” or “how to find happiness.”
Many readers live with the goal of 'happiness' in the hope of living a better life and are fascinated by content related to this.
The world is now obsessed with the 'omnipotence of happiness'.
Nonfiction writer Oliver Berkman has a question about this phenomenon.
"So, if you live with happiness as your goal, will you be happy?" He observed people who actually become unhappy the more they struggle to be happy, and he traced the reasons why this could not be the case.
He searched for the truth about happiness by interviewing various experts, including Erhard Tolle and Harvard psychology professor Daniel Wegner.
As a result, we discovered that obsessing over happiness and positive thinking actually takes us further away from happiness.
Conversely, I have found that people who embrace negative thoughts (failure, anxiety, death) and face life's uncertainties rather than running away from them, often find themselves closer to true happiness.
For those who want to know why they have never been able to be happy and the surest path to happiness, this book will be the most direct and objective guide.
"Don't try to be happy! That thought will make you unhappy."
★★★ Amazon's Book of the Month
★★★ Highly recommended by Yoo Seong-ho, Daniel Pink, and Tim Harford.
★★★ A hot topic from the Guardian's leading columnist.
★★★ Recommended books by The Times, The Observer, The Guardian, and The Daily Mail
All media outlets are competing to talk about “be happy” or “how to find happiness.”
Many readers live with the goal of 'happiness' in the hope of living a better life and are fascinated by content related to this.
The world is now obsessed with the 'omnipotence of happiness'.
Nonfiction writer Oliver Berkman has a question about this phenomenon.
"So, if you live with happiness as your goal, will you be happy?" He observed people who actually become unhappy the more they struggle to be happy, and he traced the reasons why this could not be the case.
He searched for the truth about happiness by interviewing various experts, including Erhard Tolle and Harvard psychology professor Daniel Wegner.
As a result, we discovered that obsessing over happiness and positive thinking actually takes us further away from happiness.
Conversely, I have found that people who embrace negative thoughts (failure, anxiety, death) and face life's uncertainties rather than running away from them, often find themselves closer to true happiness.
For those who want to know why they have never been able to be happy and the surest path to happiness, this book will be the most direct and objective guide.
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index
Preface to the Korean Edition: A Slightly Strange but Sure Path to Happiness
Chapter 1: People Suffering from Obsession with Happiness
Will thinking positively really change your life?
A new way to happiness
Why my self-esteem keeps dropping no matter how much I console myself
The end of unconditional positivity
The Trap Called Happiness
Chapter 2: How Pessimistic People Find Happiness
Shout out the subway station names
Imagine the worst case scenario
Living as a Stoic Philosopher
Accepting what I can't do
And nothing happened
Chapter 3: Absolute Positives Are Never Accepted
The pain of life begins with attachment.
A simple way to escape from obsession
There's a reason why people become procrastination masters.
Both negative and positive thoughts flow.
Chapter 4: What Happens When You Reach Your Goal
The tragedy brought about by obsession with goals
A rosy future created by anxiety
What Happens When You Embrace Uncertainty
Chapter 5: Before the Emotion of Happiness, There Was 'Me'
I disappear
I think, therefore I am
Because the present moment is more important than thoughts
How far does it go?
The terrifying consequences of excessive self-defense
Chapter 6: Will Living a Safe and Peaceful Life Make You Happy?
Why live worrying about accidents that may never happen?
A stable life is not a happy life.
Will money make me happy?
Another name for life, instability
Chapter 7: Remember and Acknowledge Failure
The most bitter place in the world
Why do humans instinctively try to erase failure?
Why You Can't Get Rich Even If You Just Copy the Rich
People who find pride even in obvious failures
A created loser
Chapter 8: Remember that you must die, for you must die.
The reason I think I'm the only one who won't die
Unfounded fear of death
Accept death, memento mori
Conclusion: A painful but happy life is possible.
Acknowledgements
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Chapter 1: People Suffering from Obsession with Happiness
Will thinking positively really change your life?
A new way to happiness
Why my self-esteem keeps dropping no matter how much I console myself
The end of unconditional positivity
The Trap Called Happiness
Chapter 2: How Pessimistic People Find Happiness
Shout out the subway station names
Imagine the worst case scenario
Living as a Stoic Philosopher
Accepting what I can't do
And nothing happened
Chapter 3: Absolute Positives Are Never Accepted
The pain of life begins with attachment.
A simple way to escape from obsession
There's a reason why people become procrastination masters.
Both negative and positive thoughts flow.
Chapter 4: What Happens When You Reach Your Goal
The tragedy brought about by obsession with goals
A rosy future created by anxiety
What Happens When You Embrace Uncertainty
Chapter 5: Before the Emotion of Happiness, There Was 'Me'
I disappear
I think, therefore I am
Because the present moment is more important than thoughts
How far does it go?
The terrifying consequences of excessive self-defense
Chapter 6: Will Living a Safe and Peaceful Life Make You Happy?
Why live worrying about accidents that may never happen?
A stable life is not a happy life.
Will money make me happy?
Another name for life, instability
Chapter 7: Remember and Acknowledge Failure
The most bitter place in the world
Why do humans instinctively try to erase failure?
Why You Can't Get Rich Even If You Just Copy the Rich
People who find pride even in obvious failures
A created loser
Chapter 8: Remember that you must die, for you must die.
The reason I think I'm the only one who won't die
Unfounded fear of death
Accept death, memento mori
Conclusion: A painful but happy life is possible.
Acknowledgements
main
GOODS SPECIFICS
- Date of issue: July 2, 2025
- Page count, weight, size: 324 pages | 148*205*30mm
- ISBN13: 9791193937778
- ISBN10: 1193937779
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