How and How Not to Be Happy

By: J. Budziszewski

Narrated by: L. J. Ganser

It’s time to start asking the right questions about happiness.

The West is facing a happiness crisis. Today, less than a quarter of American adults rate themselves as very happy—a record low. False views of happiness abound, and the explosion in “happiness studies” has done little to dispel them. Why is true happiness so elusive, and why is it so hard to define?

In How and How Not to Be Happy, internationally renowned philosopher and happiness theorist, J. Budziszewski, draws on decades of study to dispel the myths and wishful thinking that blind people from uncovering lasting fulfillment.

Could happiness lie in health, wealth, responsibility, or pleasure? Should we settle for imperfect happiness? What would it even mean to attain perfect fulfillment? Budziszewski separates the wheat from the chaff, exploring how to attain happiness—and just as importantly, how not to.

©2022 J. Budziszewski (P)2022 Blackstone Publishing

Great book

This is a great book. It is an interesting look at logic and life. I would recommend it to anyone who enjoys thinking.

A very interesting and enjoyable read

I bought this on the recommendation of a friend and I was not disappointed...a great examination of how to be happy...

Fantastic Listen

Easy listen, slowly building its case, and ending in an unavoidable place. We can only be truly happy at the source of happiness.