Struggling in happiness

Author's name: Daniel Gilbert Publisher: Roshm for Publishing and Distribution Year of publication: 2022 Literary classification: Personal development and self-improvement Book overview: What will our condition be tomorrow if our greatest dreams come true? It may seem to one that happiness depends on winning the jackpot in the lottery, while in fact, one does not know what the future holds in store. To stumble upon happiness instead of finding it — this is what the world of the soul, Daniel Gilbert, calls us to in his book, in which he tackles a puzzle humans have failed to solve, which is the pursuit of happiness. In palatable words and simple analyses, the author shows us how far we are from understanding everything that goes on in the human mind, that amazing machine that may lead us to a false illusion of our aspirations. We are merely victims of our present feelings, which distort our vision of what we look forward to in the future. Victims who spend 12% of their time distracted, dreaming of a bright future, and those dreams are nothing but mirages born of pure imagination. The book places us in front of the contradictions of the human soul and shakes our false perceptions, which may make us happy in life, following a scientific approach based on the latest research in psychology, perception sciences, philosophy, and behavioral economics, in a smooth style that is not devoid of humor.