Professor Bruce Hood geeft in The Science of Happiness zeven lessen om meer geluk te ervaren. We zijn allemaal op zoek naar geluk, maar vaak zit ons verstand ons daarbij in de weg. In The Science of Happiness leert psycholoog en geluksexpert Bruce Hood je om vooral het positieve in je leven te zien. Hood geeft zeven eenvoudige maar levensveranderende manieren om negatieve denkpatronen te doorbreken en opnieuw verbinding te maken met de dingen die er echt toe doen. Dit boek laat op een orig...

Over seven lessons, grounded in decades of studies in neuroscience and developmental psychology, The Science of Happiness tells a radical new story about the roots of well-being, with practical takeaways that show how we can all re-wire our thinking and transform our lives.The problem with achieving happiness is the way the human mind is designed by evolution to process the world from an egocentric perspective and focus on the threats that might shorten our lives. Socially dependen...

Most of us believe that we possess a self - an internal individual who resides inside our bodies, making decisions, authoring actions and possessing free will. The feeling that a single, unified, enduring self inhabits the body - the 'me' inside me - is compelling and inescapable. This is how we interact as a social animal and judge each other's actions and deeds. But that sovereignty of the self is increasingly under threat from science as our understanding of the brain advances. Rather t...

'Beautifully written and brilliantly argued, Possessed is one of the few things you really need to own' Daniel GilbertHow ownership came to own us - and what we can do about itOur love affair with possessions seems to be all-consuming, even as we face economic and environmental breaking points. The global pandemic is a wake-up call that forces us to reassess what we value most in our lives, and yet we remain reluctant to change our...

What makes us social animals?Why do we behave the way we do?How does the brain influence our behaviour?The brain may have initially evolved to cope with a threatening world of beasts, limited food and adverse weather, but we now use it to navigate an equally unpredictable social landscape. In The Domesticated Brain, renowned psychologist Bruce Hood explores the relationship between the brain and social behaviour, looking for clues as to origi...

This is an extended extract from The Self Illusion: Why There is No 'You' Inside Your Head.Most of us believe that we possess a self - an internal individual who resides inside our bodies, making decisions, authoring actions and possessing free will. The feeling that a single, unified, enduring self inhabits the body - the 'me' inside me - is compelling and inescapable. This is how we interact as a social animal and judge each other's actions and deeds. Bu...

Siete lecciones sencillas pero poderosas para derribar los obstáculos mentales que se interponen en tu camino hacia el bienestar.Todos queremos ser más felices, pero a menudo nuestro cerebro nos lo pone difícil. Cuando estamos demasiado enfrascados en nuestras cabezas, nos obsesionamos con nuestros defectos, nos comparamos con otros y no logramos ver todo lo bueno que hay en nuestras vidas.En La ciencia de la felicidad, el prestigioso psicólogo y e...

‘The high priest of happines****s’ SUNDAY TIMES‘A fantastic guide to getting out of our own heads and finding more connection, presence, and joy’ LAURIE SANTOS, Professor of Psychology at Yale University and host of The Happiness Lab podcast_______________________________________________________________________We all want to be happier, but our brains often get in the way. When we’re too stuck in our heads we obsess...

Our finances are down, we're lonely, and we've lost our ability to trust...even in ourselves. This book doesn't focus on the history of God but rather how his relentless love can push simple habits to achieve greatness. You'll learn how values such as honor, strength, unity, and love can hold no boundaries on what you can achieve if you believe. The challenges that we face that we tend to run from, you'll run towards with supreme confidence and joy.You'll embrace anything that come...

Why is it that Tony Blair always wore the same pair of shoes when answering Prime Minister's Questions? That John McEnroe notoriously refused to step on the white lines of a tennis court between points? And that President-elect Barack Obama played a game of basketball the morning of his victory in the Iowa primary, and continued the tradition the day of every following primary?Superstitious habits are common. Do you ever cross your fingers, knock on wood, avoid walking under ladder...

In sieben praxisorientierten, dabei wissenschaftlich fundierten Lektionen weist der renommierte Entwicklungspsychologe Bruce Hood seinen Leserinnen und Lesern den Weg zu einem besseren Leben. Denn: Glück kann man lernen, dies hat der Autor in seinem erfolgreichen und beliebten Kurs The Science of Happiness an der Uni Bristol messbar erwiesen. Wer etwas für sein Glück tun will, muss sein Ego verändern, und das ist gar nicht so schwierig, wie es klingt. Man muss nur wissen, wie. Deshalb steh...

哈佛教授的「尋找快樂課程」，堂堂爆滿，已幫數千人找回幸福現在，你只要打開本書，就能上到這門課！ ★用科學方法，累積快樂，實踐真正的幸福！★從發展心理學到神經科學，擺脫焦慮、自我懷疑與比較讓快樂不再是天生特權，而是後天可以鍛鍊的能力透過哈佛教授的七堂課，一點一滴練習快樂，為你的幸福鋪路為什麼我們愈來愈不快樂？有沒有辦法改變這種現象？長大才發現，變強大不難，難的是讓自己每天感到安穩幸福。努力生活、努力成為更好的人，卻總是被焦慮、孤獨、比較心吞噬，社群像競技場，訊息像洪水，大腦永遠在線卻一點也不快樂。工作像戰場，溝通交際像走鋼索，一句話沒說好，就要擔心一整天。劍橋出身、曾任教哈佛的布魯斯・胡...