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About the TWO Books Below

The information we know about "the science of human behavior and psychology" really can redefine our lives in the same way that a college education can redefine our income potential.


Of all the books I've read in my life, the two books below provide a remarkable depth and breadth of what we should each know about how our own minds work (how all human minds work) if we want a reasonable chance to change our lives for the better. Without the knowledge in these books, you'd stand a good chance of spending a lot of time and effort trying to make your life better in ways that have very little chance of enduring and substantial success.


After reading one or both, you may well find that the information is so helpful for you that you want to learn even more. There are, of course, lots of potentially useful books. But who has the time to find them and read them to see if they are actually useful? 


If you do want to delve further into the human mind, I'd recommend that your next stop is a college text for introductory psychology. Rather than trying to immediately read all of it from beginning to end, read what you can about personality, emotions, and motivation. You will be in a MUCH better place to understand yourself in ways that will make it more possible to bend your current attitudes and behaviors into ones you'd prefer to have.


For stability/reliability reasons links are often, intentionally not directly to specific item but rather to an external source where you can easily search for that item. All available book formats that ARE available are generally available through www.amazon.com. Audible formats are available through www.audible.com.

"The Happiness Hypothesis" by Jonathan Haidt

Subtitle: Putting Ancient Wisdom and Philosophy to the Test of Modern Science


The title may seem superficial to some, but it is not at all superficial. The author will open your eyes to the inescapable biological components challenging everyone's attempts to "constantly be happy." He does so by citing MRI results, decades of social experiments and his own personal experiences. He also presents a history of how modern medicine and psychiatry has tried to help people with that struggle... and which of these attempts continue to be considered effective treatments.


Spoiler alert, but an important one, we are not all equally challenged by our genetics; Scans of brain activity show that people divide into left-brain and right-brain oriented people. Which of those you are strongly affects your innate ability to feel and maintain a level of happy feelings.

"The Good Life"

Subtitle: Lessons From the World's Longest Scientific Study of Happiness


This book presents a synopsis of many of the most important findings from an 80-plus year, multi-generational study of a large population of people from the Boston area. You will learn about and start to understand basic principles and priorities that will lead anyone towards better (or worse) lives regardless of your genetics, where and how you were raised, and your current life situation.


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