The Conquest of Happiness

Összefoglaló

I used to produce an annual top ten of personal development and self-help books that I’d found most useful in my work as a psychotherapist, philosophical life coach and indeed in my personal and family life. I tended to get two responses. One, from enthusiasts went like this :- “I’d love to read them all — but I haven’t got time!” — please please can I have a potted version of the best bits? Other people of course were a bit sniffy about self-help books wanted a more critical appraisal — “Which bits work in practice? Are there any holes in their ideas?” were their questions. So I set about writing accounts of some of the best self-help books of all time, which would satisfy both camps — the best bits, with some critical appraisal. Today we are starting with The Conquest of Happiness by Bertrand Russell. Advice on how to be happy, from one of the great thinkers of our time.