The bestselling author of The How of Happiness reveals how to find opportunity in life's
thorniest moments Focusing on life's biggest messiest moments Sonja Lyubomirsky provides
readers with the clear-eyed vision they need to build the healthiest most satisfying life.
Lyubomirsky argues that we have been given false promises—myths that assure us that lifelong
happiness will be attained once we hit the culturally confirmed markers of adult success. This
black-and-white vision of happiness works to discourage us from recognizing the upside of any
negative and limits our potential for personal growth. A corrective course on happiness and a
call to regard life's twists and turns with a more open mind The Myths of Happiness shares
practical lessons that prove we are more adaptable than we think we are. It empowers readers to
look beyond their first response sharing scientific evidence that often it is our mindset—not
our circumstances—that matters most.
