What are the true determinants of a happy and fulfilling life? Widely admired psychological
researcher Rag Raghunathan sets out to find the answer undertaking extensive research into the
happiness of students business people stay-at-home-parents lawyers and artists among
others. From his research he reveals a crucial discovery: many of the psychological traits that
lead to success ironically get in the way of happiness. Forging a new way forward Raghunathan
shows how we can transform these key traits of success namely the need to be loved the need
for importance and the need for control and replace them with other behaviours goals and
values to improve our life-long levels of happiness.
