Journey to Happiness - Eduardo Punset

Book in good condition, practically new. Shipping costs included. SYNOPSIS The pursuit of happiness is one of humanity’s greatest adventures. As Eduardo Punset explains in the preface to this work, the journey to happiness begins now, and its end remains uncertain: «Until just over a century ago, average life expectancy hovered around thirty years—sufficient time, if one was lucky, to learn how to survive and fulfill evolution’s ultimate purpose: reproduction. There was no future, nor any possibility of setting an objective as unexpected as being happy. This was a matter deferred until after death and dependent upon the gods. The scientific revolution, however, initiated the most significant change in the entire history of evolution: the extension of life expectancy by more than forty years—redundant, from an evolutionary standpoint. For the first time, humanity has a future and, logically, poses the question of how to be happy here and now. People have plunged into these uncharted waters with virtually no guidance from anyone. Now the scientific community seeks to illuminate the path.» This book offers a lucid and passionate exploration of happiness and its determinants: emotions, stress, hormonal flows, aging, and social, economic, cultural, and religious factors. It is an inquiry that reveals the most recent scientific discoveries on this subject and, in its final chapter, proposes a formula for happiness.