The Happiness Revolution
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- Author：Paul McGee
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Summary
Researchers， anthropologists and demographers guesstimate that a hundred billion humans have lived on planet earth over the last 200，000 years。 Of those hundred billion people， we are part of the 7。5 billion who are in temporary charge。
We're passing through， so to speak。 We are the meek， the earth is ours。 And as with any inheritance， you sift through what needs keeping and what needs binning。 There's plenty of good。 There are still some pools of water in the oceans of plastic， some air is still breathable and， here and there， humans are thriving。
But too many aren't。 Many people are sick and tired of being sick and tired。 The 92。5 billion who previously passed through， never faced the unprecedented speed of change that the current souls face now。 Modern life can feel a bit full on。 Indeed， it's not a question of 'you've never had it so good' more a case of 'you've never had it so fast， complex and unpredictable'。
The Happiness Revolution is a book of the times， for the times。 The aim is to keep the pages turning with common sense as the silver thread。 Tackling current subjects such as the mental health crisis， wellbeing， wealth and mindfulness， this book will appeal to anyone looking to thrive and come alive in this modern world。
We're passing through， so to speak。 We are the meek， the earth is ours。 And as with any inheritance， you sift through what needs keeping and what needs binning。 There's plenty of good。 There are still some pools of water in the oceans of plastic， some air is still breathable and， here and there， humans are thriving。
But too many aren't。 Many people are sick and tired of being sick and tired。 The 92。5 billion who previously passed through， never faced the unprecedented speed of change that the current souls face now。 Modern life can feel a bit full on。 Indeed， it's not a question of 'you've never had it so good' more a case of 'you've never had it so fast， complex and unpredictable'。
The Happiness Revolution is a book of the times， for the times。 The aim is to keep the pages turning with common sense as the silver thread。 Tackling current subjects such as the mental health crisis， wellbeing， wealth and mindfulness， this book will appeal to anyone looking to thrive and come alive in this modern world。
Reviews
Terence Eden
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Maybe I'm an old grump。 But this book did not make me happy。It starts off bad - then gets worse。 We begin with a series of incorrect assumptions。 Apparently， there's no antonym for Doomsday （Errr， how about "Rapture"？） and apparently no one ever investigates why a hospital is performing well （ummm。。。 Yes they do！） and no one is ever described as "stark raving happy" （hello mania！ Hello full-of-joy！）。 Oh， and we were all much more social before apps were invented by the iPhone 🙄No doubt there's s Maybe I'm an old grump。 But this book did not make me happy。It starts off bad - then gets worse。 We begin with a series of incorrect assumptions。 Apparently， there's no antonym for Doomsday （Errr， how about "Rapture"？） and apparently no one ever investigates why a hospital is performing well （ummm。。。 Yes they do！） and no one is ever described as "stark raving happy" （hello mania！ Hello full-of-joy！）。 Oh， and we were all much more social before apps were invented by the iPhone 🙄No doubt there's some actual science behind all the tips and tricks - but the publishers have convinced the authors that maths is scary and should be shunned from a science book。The authors say that it is easy to accuse them of dumbing down。 Well， it is easy because it is true。 The first 10% of the book is taken up with them saying how wonderful the book is。 It is exhausting reading about how pleased with themselves they are。 The tone of voice is full of unasked for exclamation marks and italics。I found myself skimming the endless tedious anecdotes， it feels like being trapped in a lift with Alan Partridge telling you why there's no point in going to India when you can just visit Ipswich （I swear I am not making this up）。 There are some basic science errors - like claiming that humans old age used to be mid-30s; which confuses life expectancy with life span。Once we get into the book proper - about a quarter of the way through - there are some footnoted reference for those who prefer to dig a little deeper。It's here where the book begins to offer some concrete advice and practical steps for increasing your happiness。If you can slog through the bonhomie， there are some reasonable tips。 But it feels like this could have been a couple of blog posts or motivational posters。It's full to the brim with trite clichés and cherry-picked inspirational quotes。 The final third is just allegories。 Pointless poundshop parables。I feel unhappy crapping all over someone's hard work。 As I say， there's obviously some research behind this。 But the chummy tone was immediately off-putting to me， and the relentless shaggy-dog stories make it a frustrating experience。There are loads of pop-science books which sneak their vegetables of truth under the mashed-potatoes of comfort， but this book attempts to serve veggie-nuggets of self-help soaked in honey， dipped in sprinkles， covered in chocolate， deep-fried in maple syrup， dusted with sugar， wrapped in candyfloss， and served on a marshmallow。Thanks to NetGalley for the review copy， I guess。 The book is available now。 。。。more
Iola Shaw
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If you have read and done Paul McGee's SUMO this book has no surprises， but it's a really clear pulling together of solid principles。 The cheeky chappy style sometimes grates， and this gave me a great reminder of how down to earth it is。 No pomposity to help distance myself from the content and let me easily see a reason to think "but it's different for me because。。。" A straight forward approach to " life is tough sometimes but has lots of joy if you chose to take ownership of you own thoughts a If you have read and done Paul McGee's SUMO this book has no surprises， but it's a really clear pulling together of solid principles。 The cheeky chappy style sometimes grates， and this gave me a great reminder of how down to earth it is。 No pomposity to help distance myself from the content and let me easily see a reason to think "but it's different for me because。。。" A straight forward approach to " life is tough sometimes but has lots of joy if you chose to take ownership of you own thoughts and that will help you weather the external factors" with some useful tools to support doing that。 。。。more
Kate Henderson
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I really enjoyed the writing style of this book。 It was humorous as well as informative。 I think it was very easy to read， and didn't feel too overwhelming - sometimes these type of books bombard you with so much technical jargon that it becomes overwhelming。Some of the info was the standard run of the mill facts and exercises， but there was a decent amount of original ideas to take from this book。I would like to have read the audio book as I think the humour would really jump out even more via I really enjoyed the writing style of this book。 It was humorous as well as informative。 I think it was very easy to read， and didn't feel too overwhelming - sometimes these type of books bombard you with so much technical jargon that it becomes overwhelming。Some of the info was the standard run of the mill facts and exercises， but there was a decent amount of original ideas to take from this book。I would like to have read the audio book as I think the humour would really jump out even more via audio - even more so if the authors were the narrators。 Overall I enjoyed my reading experience of this book - just wish there was more knowledge and ideas that I could have taken away after reading。 。。。more
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