سوی دیگر شادکامی: پذیرش رَویه‌ای بی‌باکانه‌تر به زندگی📘دکتر آذرخش مکری

کتاب «سوی دیگر شادکامی: پذیرش رَویه‌ای بی‌باکانه‌تر به زندگی» کتابی است که توسط بروک بَسچن -استاد روانشناسی دانشگاه ملبورن استرالیا- در سال 2018 نوشته شده است. در این اثر خواندنی بسچن به مقوله شادکامی، لذت، درد و رنج می پردازد.The Other Side of HappinessEmbracing a More Fearless Approach to LivingBrock BastianAn internationally acclaimed social psychologist offers a counter-intuitive approach to finding happinessIn Western culture, we have become addicted to positivity. We try to eradicate pain through medication and by insulating ourselves and our children from risk, even though we are the safest generation that ever lived. Yet in his research renowned social psychologist Brock Bastian has found that hardship and sadness are neither antithetical to pleasure nor incidental: they are a necessary ingredient for happiness.Drawing on psychology, neuroscience and internationally acclaimed findings from Bastian's own lab, The Other Side of Happiness encourages us to take a more fearless approach to living that acknowledges the value of pain in our lives. As Bastian shows us, the most thrilling moments of our lives are usually balanced on a knife edge between pleasure and pain, whether it is finding your true love, holding your newborn for the first time, finishing a marathon or even taking a dip in an icy sea. This is because hardship quite literally increases our capacity for happiness, making us stronger, more resilient and more connected to those around us.Read lessPraise for The Other Side of HappinessPain is bad, right? In this fascinating book, Brock Bastian will convince you otherwise. Drawing on both vivid everyday examples and surprising laboratory findings, he shows how pain, suffering, and struggle give us pleasure, make us kinder, focus our thoughts, and give our life meaning. Bastian is a brilliant researcher and deep thinker and THE OTHER SIDE OF HAPPINESS is a delight to readPAUL BLOOM, AUTHOR OF AGAINST EMPATHYBrock Bastian skilfully shatters the zeitgeist of positive thinking, showing how struggle and suffering are vital elements of a life well livedADAM GRANT, AUTHOR OF ORIGINALS AND OPTION B WITH SHERYL SANDBERG