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Paul Martin. Making Happy People: The nature of happiness and its origins in childhood
PAUL MARTIN. Making Happy People
Dedication
Contents
ONE First things
The biggest issue
About this book
TWO What is happiness?
Heart and head
More than pleasure
How is happiness measured?
THREE Why does happiness matter?
Happiness breeds success
Happiness is good for your health
Is there anything bad about happiness?
Is there anything good about unhappiness?
FOUR Where does happiness come from?
Happiness is (mostly) in the mind
The characteristics of happy people
1. Connectedness
2. Social and emotional competence
3. Freedom from excessive anxiety
4. Communication skills
5. Engagement in meaningful activity
6. A sense of control
7. A sense of purpose and meaning
8. Resilience
9. Self-esteem
10. Optimism
11. Outward focus
12. Present- and future-mindedness
13. Humour
14. Playfulness
15. Wisdom
16. Freedom from excessive materialism
17. Regular experience of flow
Two pictures of happiness
The characteristics of very happy people
FIVE Being connected
Relationships rule, OK?
Trust
Social capitalism
Marriage
SIX Authentic ingredients
Geography
Genes
Health
Sleep and exercise
Education
Religion
Looking good
SEVEN Snares and delusions
Mindless pleasure
An easy life
Youth and sex
Intelligence
Empty self-esteem
Mindless optimism
Drugs
Quick fixes
EIGHT Wealth and celebrity
Money, money, money
The bitch-goddess celebrity
Why TV and advertising are bad for you
What governments could do
NINE The story so far
TEN The authoritative parent
All you need (to begin with) is love
Style with substance
The authoritative difference
Beyond authoritative parenting
ELEVEN Education, education
What is education for?
A lifelong love of learning
Obsessed with the measurable
Social and emotional development
Letting children play
Faster is not better
TWELVE Last things
If you enjoyed Making Happy People, check out these other great Paul Martin titles
End notes
References. General
CHAPTER ONE: First things. The biggest issue
About this book
CHAPTER TWO: What is happiness? Heart and head
More than pleasure
How is happiness measured?
CHAPTER THREE: Why does happiness matter? Happiness breeds success
Happiness is good for your health
Is there anything bad about happiness?
Is there anything good about unhappiness?
CHAPTER FOUR: Where does happiness come from? Happiness is (mostly) in the mind
The characteristics of happy people
Two pictures of happiness
The characteristics of very happy people
CHAPTER FIVE: Being connected. Relationships rule, OK?
Trust
Social capitalism
Marriage
CHAPTER SIX: Authentic ingredients. Geography
Genes
Health
Sleep and exercise
Education
Religion
Looking good
CHAPTER SEVEN: Snares and delusions. Mindless pleasure
An easy life
Youth and sex
Intelligence
Empty self-esteem
Mindless optimism
Drugs
Quick fixes
CHAPTER EIGHT: Wealth and celebrity. Money, money, money
The bitch-goddess celebrity
Why TV and advertising are bad for you
What governments could do
All you need (to begin with) is love
Style with substance
The authoritative difference
Beyond authoritative parenting
CHAPTER ELEVEN: Education, education. What is education for?
A lifelong love of learning
Obsessed with the measurable
Social and emotional development
Letting children play
Faster is not better
Index
Acknowledgements
About the Author
Praise
Also by the Author
Copyright
About the Publisher
