by Jonathan Haidt
Haidt argues that ancient wisdom and modern psychology converge on the same truths about human flourishing. Happiness comes from getting the right relationship between yourself, others, and your work.
In this collection, The Happiness Hypothesis references 5 other books and is cited by 1 other book.
It draws on Flow, Man's Search for Meaning and Nicomachean Ethics.
It’s picked up by Switch.
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Haidt discusses flow as a key condition for happiness.
Haidt references Frankl on purpose and meaning.
Haidt draws on Aristotle's eudaimonia.
Haidt challenges Plato's chariot allegory with elephant and rider.
Haidt references Becker's terror management theory.
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Creativity, Inc.
Ed Catmull
Deep Work
Cal Newport
Books with the highest citation overlap within the same categories.
Mindset
Carol Dweck
3 shared citations
The Consolations of Philosophy
Alain de Botton
2 shared citations
The Problems of Philosophy
Bertrand Russell
2 shared citations
Healing Back Pain: The Mind-Body Connection
John Sarno
2 shared citationsOn Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
Stephen King
2 shared citationsStory: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting
Robert McKee
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