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Your brain was not built for happiness. It was built for survival.
Happiness was the reward it used to keep you alive — and it was never designed to last.
Why do we adapt to every good thing that happens to us? Why does social media make us miserable? Why is the Sunday evening dread so reliable?
In The Happiness Blueprint, Peter Burchardt applies the evolutionary framework from Designed to Feel to the question everyone actually wants answered: how do I become happier?
The answer is not what the self-help industry sells you. It is older, simpler, and harder.
Starting from evolution — not psychology, not philosophy, and definitely not Instagram — this book reveals what happiness actually is, why your brain seems to work against you, and what the science says about building a life that genuinely works.
Part I: The Science — What happiness really is (three things, not one), why your brain fights it, and the mismatch between your Stone-Age wiring and the modern world.
Part II: The Misfires — The comparison trap, the hedonic treadmill, the anxiety factory, the paradox of choice, and the loneliness epidemic.
Part III: The Blueprint — Movement, nutrition, tribe, work, stillness, environment, awe, and the practice of enough.
Part IV: The Meaning — The deepest currency of all, and why no amount of optimisation can replace it.
“You have been chasing the fuel gauge instead of filling the tank. This book shows you where the fuel actually is.”
From the author of Designed to Feel.
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Your brain was not built for happiness. It was built for survival. Happiness was the reward it used to keep you alive - and it was never designed to last.Why do we adapt to every good thing that happens to us? Why does social media make us miserable? Why is the Sunday evening dread so reliable? In The Happiness Blueprint, Peter Burchardt applies the evolutionary framework from Designed to Feel to the question everyone actually wants answered: how do I become happier? The answer is not what the self-help industry sells you. It is older, simpler, and harder.Starting from evolution - not psychology, not philosophy, and definitely not Instagram - this book reveals what happiness actually is, why your brain seems to work against you, and what the science says about building a life that genuinely works.Part I: The Science - What happiness really is (three things, not one), why your brain fights it, and the mismatch between your Stone-Age wiring and the modern world. Part II: The Misfires - The comparison trap, the hedonic treadmill, the anxiety factory, the paradox of choice, and the loneliness epidemic.Part III: The Blueprint - Movement, nutrition, tribe, work, stillness, environment, awe, and the practice of enough.Part IV: The Meaning - The deepest currency of all, and why no amount of optimisation can replace it."You have been chasing the fuel gauge instead of filling the tank. This book shows you where the fuel actually is." From the author of Designed to Feel. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9798181116641
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Your brain was not built for happiness. It was built for survival. Happiness was the reward it used to keep you alive - and it was never designed to last.Why do we adapt to every good thing that happens to us? Why does social media make us miserable? Why is the Sunday evening dread so reliable? In The Happiness Blueprint, Peter Burchardt applies the evolutionary framework from Designed to Feel to the question everyone actually wants answered: how do I become happier? The answer is not what the self-help industry sells you. It is older, simpler, and harder.Starting from evolution - not psychology, not philosophy, and definitely not Instagram - this book reveals what happiness actually is, why your brain seems to work against you, and what the science says about building a life that genuinely works.Part I: The Science - What happiness really is (three things, not one), why your brain fights it, and the mismatch between your Stone-Age wiring and the modern world. Part II: The Misfires - The comparison trap, the hedonic treadmill, the anxiety factory, the paradox of choice, and the loneliness epidemic.Part III: The Blueprint - Movement, nutrition, tribe, work, stillness, environment, awe, and the practice of enough.Part IV: The Meaning - The deepest currency of all, and why no amount of optimisation can replace it."You have been chasing the fuel gauge instead of filling the tank. This book shows you where the fuel actually is." From the author of Designed to Feel. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9798181116641
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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - Your brain was not built for happiness. It was built for survival. Happiness was the reward it used to keep you alive - and it was never designed to last.>In The Happiness Blueprint, Peter Burchardt applies the evolutionary framework from Designed to Feel to the question everyone actually wants answered: how do I become happier The answer is not what the self-help industry sells you. It is older, simpler, and harder.Starting from evolution - not psychology, not philosophy, and definitely not Instagram - this book reveals what happiness actually is, why your brain seems to work against you, and what the science says about building a life that genuinely works.>Part II: The Misfires - The comparison trap, the hedonic treadmill, the anxiety factory, the paradox of choice, and the loneliness epidemic.Part III: The Blueprint - Movement, nutrition, tribe, work, stillness, environment, awe, and the practice of enough.Part IV: The Meaning - The deepest currency of all, and why no amount of optimisation can replace it.>From the author of Designed to Feel. Seller Inventory # 9798181116641