The Science of Happiness

Do yourself a favour and grab this fantastic guide to the science of happiness! Hood nicely explains practical strategies for getting out of our own heads and finding more connection, presence, and joy -- Laurie Santos, Professor of Psychology at Yale University and host of The Happiness Lab podcast The Science of Happiness is a rare birda book that is grounded in the best new science, written with wit and wisdom, and provides clear and valuable lessons for living your best life. Highly recommended! -- Daniel Gilbert, Edgar Pierce Professor of Psychology, Harvard University & author of the New York Times bestseller 'Stumbling on Happiness' This is a wonderful guide to what actually makes people happier full of wisdom backed by a wealth of scientific evidence. If you want practical ideas that you can use right now to boost your wellbeing, this is your book -- Robert Waldinger, Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School & author of The Good Life: Lessons from the World's Longest Study on Happiness In my work as a social scientist, magazine publisher, and book author I have read all the books on happiness since the 1990s, so I was surprised - shocked really - to discover in Bruce Hoods book The Science of Happiness the most erudite, thoughtful, and original take on this important subject I have ever encountered. I learned something new in every chapter, and as a bonus its a page-turning read. Bravo Professor Hood -- Michael Shermer, author of 'Why People Believe Weird Things' 'The high priest of happiness' -- Michael Odell * Sunday Times * 'A roadmap to better wellbeing' * Mirror *

Bruce Hood is an award-winning Professor of Developmental Psychology at Bristol University and the author of several books including SuperSense, The Self Illusion, The Domesticated Brain and Possessed. His course, The Science of Happiness, is the most popular course at Bristol University. He has appeared extensively on TV and radio, including co-hosting the BBC podcast The Happiness Half Hour in 2021. He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Society, the Royal Institution of Great Britain and the British Psychological Society.