The Happiness Revolution: A Manifesto for Living Your Best Life , reviewed

We look at the latest book by Andy Cope and Paul McGee, who attempt to analysis and break down what it takes to be happy and mentally healthy in our daily lives. The book is available from Amazon here. 

The Happiness Revolution: A Manifesto for Living Your Best Life , reviewed

The authors take us on a deep dive into what is happiness, what does not make us happy, what we think might make us happy, and how we can walk a smart line between these different pressures. The book is designed in a fun, bright, cheerful way which works well, to visually illustrate and highlight their points. At the same time is not relentlessly in your face or over preppy / fortune cookie simplistic koans, which we appreciated.

Though the quote about unicorns and diarrhoea could arguably be said to be verging towards that kind of territory. However we liked lots of elements in the book. The Values Challenge, page 135, was thought provoking too, with 32 different values in a knockout draw to see who your own personal final four turned out to be. It was definitely a fun thought exercise, even if ultimately it was hard to chose one value predominantly over another one.

Throughout the book there are similar thought provoking questions, and insights. We realise that not endlessly chasing financial wealth is a smart first step, but Cope and Mcgee ensure that you have a road map and a strategy to actually make further progress towards real contentment and happiness.

More about the book

A new book by two of the biggest powerhouses in positive psychology and personal development – Dr Andy Cope and Professor Paul McGee

Happiness. We chase it, we crave it…it’s so in demand… yet so scarce and fleeting.

But here’s the good news. In The Happiness Revolution: A Manifesto For Living Your Best Life, bestselling authors Dr Andy Cope and Professor Paul McGee deliver a page-turning self-help book of the times, for the times.  As the world wakes up to a new kind of normal, The Happiness Revolutionchallenges readers to sign up to an uprising of wellbeing and to making the most of the privilege of being on this planet.

The book outlines a 10-point Happiness Manifesto. Grounded in the science of human flourishing and the reality of life, the principles are simple, do-able and above all make a difference not only to yourself but to others too. Let the fight back to mental wealth start right here.

Welcome to global domination of the happiness kind!

Discover:

• How to regain your sanity, clarity, and wellbeing, even when your smartphone, kids, spouse, job, and possessions seem to be conspiring to keep you from doing just that.
• Why it can be so hard to maintain a happy outlook when the outside world has never been so fast, complex, and unpredictable.
• How to be at your best in a world that is doing its worst.

Happiness is the #1 thing you want for yourself and your family. The Happiness Revolution is an indispensable guide for everyone trying to live their best life and to spread some happiness whilst doing so.

Rise Up and Be Happy! Vive la revolution!

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