Says Julian Baggini in an article in FT 16/17 Jan
With happiness, as with much else, there is no algorithm and there are no secrets. Modern life can make you miserable but on average it doesn't and, in any case, a good life is not just a happy life but a truthful one. Knowing the facts can help us to live well but no one can provide us with a bespoke map to guide us through it. What they can do, however, is lead you astray with the promise that - with some survey data, positive thinking and a resolutions chart - mortal bliss is just a few steps away.
Among the most recent bunch of happiness books, there is s good one called: Smile or Die by Barbara Ehrenreich. How positive thinking fooled America and the world. I look forward to reading it.
Elated Gene Kelly as Don Lockwood in
'Singing in the Rain' (1952)
FT Jan 16/17
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