{"id":5530,"count":20,"description":"While it remains up for debate whether happiness is a useful goal to strive for, few human beings, if asked, wouldn't agree that being happy is a good thing. Books can give helpful insights into how best to think about it. A great starting point is The Happiness Hypothesis<\/em><\/a> by American psychologist Jonathan Haidt, a book that gives a very broad, philosophical perspective on the topic.\r\n\r\nAlso highly recommended on Five Books<\/em> is The How of Happiness<\/a>, <\/em>a very practical guide to how to make yourself happier in your day-to-day life, by American psychologist Sonja Lyubomirsky. Another book that's a lot of fun\u2014and recommended frequently on Five Books\u2014<\/em>is Stumbling on Happiness<\/em>,<\/a> by Martin Gilbert (opening line: \"What would you do right now if you learned that you were going to die in ten minutes?\")\r\n\r\nOne book to consider, if you're looking for a philosophy to guide you in your quest, is How to Live a Good Life: A Guide to Choosing Your Personal Philosophy<\/a>. <\/em>The book, written by a range of practitioners, offers a menu of possible systems to guide your life, including both religious and secular options.","link":"https:\/\/fivebooks.com\/category\/health-and-lifestyle\/happiness\/","name":"Happiness","slug":"happiness","taxonomy":"category","parent":11188,"meta":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fivebooks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories\/5530","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fivebooks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fivebooks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/taxonomies\/category"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fivebooks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories\/11188"}],"wp:post_type":[{"href":"https:\/\/fivebooks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?categories=5530"},{"href":"https:\/\/fivebooks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/book?categories=5530"},{"href":"https:\/\/fivebooks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/books_like_this?categories=5530"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}