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Rauch, Jonathan, 1960-
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Middle age -- Psychological aspects.
Happiness.
Interpersonal relations.
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Rauch, Jonathan, 1960-
Middle age -- Psychological aspects.
Happiness.
Interpersonal relations.
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The
happiness
curve
:
why
life
gets
better
after
50
/ Jonathan Rauch.
by
Rauch, Jonathan, 1960-
A Thomas Dunne Book, St. Martin's Press, 2018.
Call #:
155.6 R241h
Subjects
Middle age -- Psychological aspects.
Happiness
.
Interpersonal relations.
ISBN:
9781250078803 (hc.)
Edition:
1st ed.
Description:
viii, 244 p. : col. ill. ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-230) and index.
Contents:
The voyage of
life
: Thomas Cole's journey--and mine -- What makes us happy (and doesn't): the strange illogic of
life
satisfaction -- A timely discovery: how unsuspecting economists (and apes) found the
happiness
curve
-- The shape of the river: time,
happiness
, and the
curve
of the U -- The expectations trap: midlife malaise is often about nothing -- The paradox of aging:
why
getting old makes you happier -- Crossing toward wisdom: the
happiness
curve
has a purpose, and it's social -- Helping ourselves: how to get through the U -- Helping each other: bringing midlife out of the closet -- Epilogue: Gratitude.
Summary:
Draws on cutting-edge scientific studies to discuss the U-shaped trajectory of
happiness
, which declines from the optimism of youth before surging upward again
after
age fifty, and offers ways to endure the slump during midlife.
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