Happy Money: The Science of Happier Spending
Two professors combine their fascinating and cutting-edge research in behavioral science to explain how money can buy happiness—if you follow five core principles of smart spending.
Book Reviews
This category includes commentary and links to specific books on wellness, happiness, positive psychology, change, habits, and so on.
Irresistible: The Rise of Addictive Technology and the Business of Keeping Us Hooked
Favorite quote: When you approach life as a sequence of milestones to be achieved, you exist “in a state of near-continuous failure.” Almost all the time, by definition, you’re not at the place you’ve defined as embodying accomplishment or success. And should you get there, you’ll find you’ve lost the very thing that gave you … Read more
Feel-Good Productivity: How to Do More of What Matters to You
Abdaal, Ali. Feel-Good Productivity: How to Do More of What Matters to You. New York: Celadon Books, 2023. One of my favorite quotes: Success doesn’t lead to feeling good. Feeling good leads to success. One of the most highlighted passages from Kindle readers: Positive emotions are the fuel that drives the engine of human flourishing. From … Read more