If You're So Smart, Why Aren't You Happy
How to turn career success into life success
by Raj Raghunathan
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Recommended by 1 source and appears in Mental Health, Psychology, and Personal Development.
What are the true determinants of a happy and fulfilling lifeWidely admired psychological researcher Rag Raghunathan sets out to find the answer, undertaking extensive research into the happiness of students, business people, stayathomeparents, lawyers, and artists, among others. From his research he reveals a crucial discovery: many of the psy...
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Recommended by 1 source and appears in Mental Health, Psychology, and Personal Development.
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“That's the basic conclusion of the book "If You're So Smart, Why Aren't You Happy" In short, people in developed countries have all their needs and now judge their wellbeing by their wants (which are almost never enough). Great book btw.”
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