The Conquest of Happiness
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- Author：Bertrand Russell
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Summary
The Conquest of Happiness is Bertrand Russell's recipe for good living。 First published in 1930， it pre-dates the current obsession with self-help by decades。 Leading the reader step by step through the causes of unhappiness and the personal choices， compromises and sacrifices that （may） lead to the final， affirmative conclusion of 'The Happy Man'， this is popular philosophy， or even self-help， as it should be written。
Reviews
Matt Morris
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One of my favorite philosophers， Russell has the knack of discussing philosophic topics （see The Problems of Philosophy） in such a way that the general reader can understand。 However， in this essay， he sounds an awful lot like Will Durant， with an emphasis on awful。 While the main premise that people should do whatever makes them happy as long as it doesn't harm others is， though problematic， a good rule of thumb， the overgeneralizations based upon gender & occupations， for instance， are reducti One of my favorite philosophers， Russell has the knack of discussing philosophic topics （see The Problems of Philosophy） in such a way that the general reader can understand。 However， in this essay， he sounds an awful lot like Will Durant， with an emphasis on awful。 While the main premise that people should do whatever makes them happy as long as it doesn't harm others is， though problematic， a good rule of thumb， the overgeneralizations based upon gender & occupations， for instance， are reductive &--as the kids say--cringe。 For more reviews， visit The Greater Encyclopedia of Universal Knowledge https://miscmss。blogspot。com/2022/08/。。。 。。。more
Zhou Jinyi
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活得潇洒随性是快乐的真谛
Ganesh Narayan
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I was hospitalized for a short while。 I used the time to listen to this as an audiobook。 Not only was it a welcome distraction but it also helped open my eyes to new insights about happiness。Written in 1930， this book still holds some valid advice for our generation on how to conquer happiness。 After listening to this audiobook， I realize that happiness is not an inborn talent or an inherent trait， but an individual achievement。 I liked how the author structured the book。 He has handpicked each I was hospitalized for a short while。 I used the time to listen to this as an audiobook。 Not only was it a welcome distraction but it also helped open my eyes to new insights about happiness。Written in 1930， this book still holds some valid advice for our generation on how to conquer happiness。 After listening to this audiobook， I realize that happiness is not an inborn talent or an inherent trait， but an individual achievement。 I liked how the author structured the book。 He has handpicked each element that has an influence on human happiness and has dissected it with deep analysis。 Although the male-dominating tone of “he”， “him”， etc。 seems a little annoying， it can be justified by that period's prevailing norms of gender quality and style of writing。Ignoring that minor flaw， the subject matter， otherwise， is eye-opening and sheds new light on their simple mechanisms of happiness。 Like all books， these books have extraordinary sections and some boring sections。 Anyway， it was a good experience listening to this audiobook。 The reader， who had a pleasant voice and an excellent reading style elevated the experience。 。。。more
Craig M
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Excellent book。 Well written。
Kent Winward
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Dated， but still pretty accurate
吕不理
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Update: A little bit of self help only helps a little。 But it still counts。 傅雷的译本不贴如今读者的阅读习惯 所以读着有点累人重新下载了英文版看看再怎么知道遇到的人是对的人？我不知道。但让人不得不看一堆self help标签下的书的肯定是不对的
Carolyn Keenan
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Incredible book that was 100 years before it’s time！
Serhat Türkel
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mutlu olmayı tarif etmek gibi iddialı bir konusu bulunuyor ama bana kalırsa bunu yapmak o kadar kolay değil。 mutlu olmamıza bizi yönlendirecek nasihatlere ihtiyacımız da yok zaten。 bu tarifi ortaya koyma girişimlerinin hepsi de ezbere laflardan oluşmak zorunda kalıyor。 mutlu olmak için herkesin özel bir tarifinin olması gerekir。 denk sosyal ve ekonomik koşullarda büyümüş iki kişinin aynı sebeplerle mutlu olmadığına defalarca şahit olmuşuzdur， bu iki kişi kardeş ve hatta ikiz bile olabiliyor。 ail mutlu olmayı tarif etmek gibi iddialı bir konusu bulunuyor ama bana kalırsa bunu yapmak o kadar kolay değil。 mutlu olmamıza bizi yönlendirecek nasihatlere ihtiyacımız da yok zaten。 bu tarifi ortaya koyma girişimlerinin hepsi de ezbere laflardan oluşmak zorunda kalıyor。 mutlu olmak için herkesin özel bir tarifinin olması gerekir。 denk sosyal ve ekonomik koşullarda büyümüş iki kişinin aynı sebeplerle mutlu olmadığına defalarca şahit olmuşuzdur， bu iki kişi kardeş ve hatta ikiz bile olabiliyor。 aile， iş， aşk， para， arkadaşlık ya da zamanımızı geçirmek için çeşitli ilgi alanları… bunların hepsinde iyi bir durumda olunmasının mutlu olma yolunda bir garanti sağlamadığını biliyoruz。 intihar oranlarına bakalım mesela… afganistan， suriye， ırak gibi en problemli ülkelerdeki düşük intihar oranlarını herhangi bir mutluluk kriteriyle açıklayamazsınız。mutlu olmak için muhteşem formül olmasa da yazarın bahsettiklerinin katkısı olabilir ama bunu her insan kendine göre akort etmek zorunda。 hepsinden önce sağlıklı bir birey olmak gerektiğini ise söylemeye dahi gerek yok。 bütün bu konulardan bağımsız olarak， bizim mutlu olmamızın yöntemlerini kişisel gelişim kitaplarından öğrenmek gibi saf bir düşüncede de olmamamız gerekir。 。。。more
Hadissa Primanda
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buku ini jadi bahan untuk merenung dan memberi ruang di pikiranku untuk melihat lagi dengan jelas hal-hal yang bikin tidak bahagia dan bahagia。penulis berusaha mengurai alasan logis dari sebab-sebab bahagia dan tidak bahagia， yang bikin manggut-manggut。
Victor
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Book with some ideas of what makes people happy。 It is an old book with an old writing style and views of society。 I'd skip the book and instead read reviews or a summary of this book。 Book with some ideas of what makes people happy。 It is an old book with an old writing style and views of society。 I'd skip the book and instead read reviews or a summary of this book。 。。。more
Kmk
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前半段说要对生活有兴致，中间讲宗教，后半段讲文化，全文输出作者的世界观，让我想起《理想国》。作为凡人，我们既要物质上的快乐，也要有恬静的生活心态。
Jorge Musa
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Meh， sort of antiquated responses to symptopms of unhappiness and happiness。 Russell makes archaic generalizations and assumptions。 This isn't to say， however， that there is little value or that it needs more thought。 The book was designed for the "average man"， and thus assumptions based on causes of unhappiness for the "average man"。 There is wisdom in this tiny book: the general underlinement of the causes of unhappiness is interesting and there is something to be applied from each chapter。 A Meh， sort of antiquated responses to symptopms of unhappiness and happiness。 Russell makes archaic generalizations and assumptions。 This isn't to say， however， that there is little value or that it needs more thought。 The book was designed for the "average man"， and thus assumptions based on causes of unhappiness for the "average man"。 There is wisdom in this tiny book: the general underlinement of the causes of unhappiness is interesting and there is something to be applied from each chapter。 A favorite extract:"It is not the business of reason to generate emotions， though it may be part of its function to discover ways of preventing such emotions as an obstacle to well-being。 To find ways of minimizaing hatred and envy is no doubt part of the function of a rational psychology。 But it is a mistake to suppose that in minimizing these passions we shall at the same time diminish the strength of these passions which reason does not condemn。 In passionate love; in parental affection， in friendship， in benevolence， in devotion to science or art， there is nothing that reason should wish to diminish。 The rational man， when he feels any or all of these emotions， will be glad that he feels them and will no thing to lessen their strength， for all these emotions are parts of the good life， the life， that is， that makes for happiness both in oneself and in others。 There is nothing irrational in the passions as such， and many irrational people feel only the most trivial passions。" 。。。more
Kennedy Menezes
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O livro é interessante， contém muitos "conselhos"， coisas que podem ser facilmente refletidas e possívelmente servir de algum ajuda。 Eu particularmente sempre me sinto um pouco insatisfeito com livros desse tipo: parece que estou vendo alguma palestra e me sinto deslocado， mas como todo livro a iniciativa e responsabilidade de abri-lo e ler é do leitor。 Bom que consegui terminá-lo。Como disse， tem algumas coisas interessante para se refletir。Leia este livro bem devagar， talvez um capítulo a cada O livro é interessante， contém muitos "conselhos"， coisas que podem ser facilmente refletidas e possívelmente servir de algum ajuda。 Eu particularmente sempre me sinto um pouco insatisfeito com livros desse tipo: parece que estou vendo alguma palestra e me sinto deslocado， mas como todo livro a iniciativa e responsabilidade de abri-lo e ler é do leitor。 Bom que consegui terminá-lo。Como disse， tem algumas coisas interessante para se refletir。Leia este livro bem devagar， talvez um capítulo a cada 2/3 dias。Nota 3。 。。。more
Kostas
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Περιέχει αρκετές χρήσιμες συμβουλές ζωής。 Έχει ωστόσο ένα ύφος ελιτίστικο και διδακτικό σε πολλά σημεία。 Εκτός αυτού， πολλές προβλέψεις του έχουν ήδη απορριφθεί από τα γεγονότα。
Hamza Abdullah
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Bertrand Arthur William Russell， 3rd Earl Russell OM FRS was a British polymath， philosopher， logician， mathematician， historian， writer， social critic， political activist， and Nobel laureate。In this book of him "the conquest of happiness"， He excellently summed up how the psychological， material， personal and social elements crunching the happiness of a man and how the man can be happy during the current era of machines。 Bertrand Arthur William Russell， 3rd Earl Russell OM FRS was a British polymath， philosopher， logician， mathematician， historian， writer， social critic， political activist， and Nobel laureate。In this book of him "the conquest of happiness"， He excellently summed up how the psychological， material， personal and social elements crunching the happiness of a man and how the man can be happy during the current era of machines。 。。。more
Gyng
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A very rational approach to the causes of happiness as well as unhappiness。
Guillermo
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en algún punto， a cualquier autor le dan ganas de escribir un libro de autoayuda
Guillermo Turner
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en algún punto， a cualquier autor le dan ganas de escribir libros de autoayuda
Marcos
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Foi escrito por un aristócrata nunha época de grandes diferenzas sexistas， e nótase; pero aínda así， tanto por claridade e a graza como pola pertinencia actual de moitos dos seus puntos de vista， foi un pracer de lectura
Mehtab Ali
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My g made some solid points ngl。
Nadir Qazi
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His diagnoses of causes of general unhappiness and recommendations for being happy both are reasonable and practical。 However， being a citizen of a poor region， I do not agree with all of his views here。
Christopher Whalen
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I didn’t like the narrator’s voice。 He has an American accent and didn’t fully hold my attention。 There is much wisdom in this book。 It feels more modern than it really is。 My favourite part was a quotation about accepting the end of life:“I warmed both hands before the fire; It sinks， and I am ready to depart。”
Valentyn Danylchuk
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The peaceful， kind， unpretentious philosophy in this book really resonates with me。 I am cautious not to sound over excited， like all those people littering Facebook with Teal Swan quotes， but it really made me happier and less anxious。 It does not claim to offer any profound wisdom， or give you assignments， but the content and patient tone of the author's musings is contagious。 He finds simple practical aspects to the seemingly complex and undefinable nature of happiness， and hints at easy prac The peaceful， kind， unpretentious philosophy in this book really resonates with me。 I am cautious not to sound over excited， like all those people littering Facebook with Teal Swan quotes， but it really made me happier and less anxious。 It does not claim to offer any profound wisdom， or give you assignments， but the content and patient tone of the author's musings is contagious。 He finds simple practical aspects to the seemingly complex and undefinable nature of happiness， and hints at easy practical steps towards it。 。。。more
Pajtim Ademi
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Written in 1930， nearly ninety years ago， this book remains as important and relevant as ever。We have more than we need， most of us， we have shelter， food， and many of us have families， hobbies， relative wealth and ease - so why would so few of us in the world say we are truly happy？Russell was born to an aristocratic family and became an Earl on the death of his older brother in 1931， but he was no conformist - his views on religion and relationships were unorthodox， and he was married four tim Written in 1930， nearly ninety years ago， this book remains as important and relevant as ever。We have more than we need， most of us， we have shelter， food， and many of us have families， hobbies， relative wealth and ease - so why would so few of us in the world say we are truly happy？Russell was born to an aristocratic family and became an Earl on the death of his older brother in 1931， but he was no conformist - his views on religion and relationships were unorthodox， and he was married four times， at one point having an affair with his children's nanny， who he subsequently married。He was also a historian， mathematician， writer， social critic， political activist， and Nobel laureate。It is clear from examples we can all supply that wealth does not equate to happiness， and Russell provides his view on how to achieve a happy life， in a style that is entirely accessible and often dryly humorous。 This is not some dry tome but full of what Russell himself describes as "zest，" an ongoing interest in， and attachment to life， the natural world， people you find "congenial，" with luck your work， and something in life that you regard as absorbing。 Above all， a close relationship， ideally a physical one。 。。。more
CobkinG
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Alguien con 58 años se gana el derecho a dar su visión de lo que significa la felicidad para el ser humano o al menos eso que se acerca a ella。 Si además has cultivado con una intención objetiva ， un conocimiento amplísimo del mundo que te rodea como Russell， ocurre que lo que digas es seguro que tendrá un valor para los demás ， tanto si estás de acuerdo como si no y sin ser tomado como dogma o camino fijo。 Me sorprende ， al contrario de otras opiniones， lo que creo que se ha acercado a las caus Alguien con 58 años se gana el derecho a dar su visión de lo que significa la felicidad para el ser humano o al menos eso que se acerca a ella。 Si además has cultivado con una intención objetiva ， un conocimiento amplísimo del mundo que te rodea como Russell， ocurre que lo que digas es seguro que tendrá un valor para los demás ， tanto si estás de acuerdo como si no y sin ser tomado como dogma o camino fijo。 Me sorprende ， al contrario de otras opiniones， lo que creo que se ha acercado a las causas específicas como la educación o se parecen a problemas específicos actuales y que están presentes en el momento de ser escrito este ensayo。Me ha gustado especialmente la visión separada de los moralistas y sobre virtudes tan arraigadas en nosotros como la abnegación， leyendo lo escrito por Russell no parece algo muy complejo más bien al revés ， la aplicación del sentido común que junto con su sentido del humor me hace pensar que además de su erudición ， debía ser un tío muy simpático。 。。。more
Simone Lupi
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Secondo me， lo stile di questo saggio divulgativo ricalca consapevolmente quello del tipico manuale di saggezza pratica di epoca ellenistica o tardo-antica; non per niente， Russell si propone di affrontare il tema dell'eudaimonia da un punto di vista epicureo。 Trovo particolarmente simpatico il fatto che questa operazione sia stata attuata nel 1930 ad opera di un filosofo il cui focus prevalente è stato quello di indirizzo analitico。 Il testo è anche percorso da un'ironia molto british。 Secondo me， lo stile di questo saggio divulgativo ricalca consapevolmente quello del tipico manuale di saggezza pratica di epoca ellenistica o tardo-antica; non per niente， Russell si propone di affrontare il tema dell'eudaimonia da un punto di vista epicureo。 Trovo particolarmente simpatico il fatto che questa operazione sia stata attuata nel 1930 ad opera di un filosofo il cui focus prevalente è stato quello di indirizzo analitico。 Il testo è anche percorso da un'ironia molto british。 。。。more
Constantin Alexandru
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This is an awesome book to start thinking clear。 My brain was delighted！
Corey Burton
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Definitely enjoyed this read。 It can be best described by a quote by the author: "Dealing with this subject matter， Russell says， “That is why I have called this book The Conquest of Happiness。 For in a world full of avoidable and unavoidable misfortunes， the man or woman who is to be happy must find ways of coping with the multitudinous causes of happiness by which each individual is assailed。”It's all about perspective， choice， and mentality。。。。 What's yours？ "A man who has once perceived， how Definitely enjoyed this read。 It can be best described by a quote by the author: "Dealing with this subject matter， Russell says， “That is why I have called this book The Conquest of Happiness。 For in a world full of avoidable and unavoidable misfortunes， the man or woman who is to be happy must find ways of coping with the multitudinous causes of happiness by which each individual is assailed。”It's all about perspective， choice， and mentality。。。。 What's yours？ "A man who has once perceived， however temporarily and however briefly， what makes greatness of soul， can no longer be happy if he allows himself to be petty， self-seeking， troubled by trivial misfortunes， dreading what fate may have in store for him。 The man capable of greatness of soul will open wide the windows of his mind， letting the winds blow freely upon it from every portion of the universe。” 。。。more
Chris Hall
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As in the past I found Russell's writing style to be pretty dry - I'd hoped this would be offset by some insight but to be honest I don't think it was。I don't disagree with what's said - it's just that most of it seems fairly obvious。 As in the past I found Russell's writing style to be pretty dry - I'd hoped this would be offset by some insight but to be honest I don't think it was。I don't disagree with what's said - it's just that most of it seems fairly obvious。 。。。more
"Magnificent" Gallagher
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