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Cover

Title Page

Dedication

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

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

Keep Reading

End notes

References

Index

Acknowledgements

About the Author

Praise

Also by the Author

Copyright

About the Publisher