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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: Getting richer is not always a reliable route to happiness, particularly if you compare yourself with others too.
Chapter 3: People in very high-status roles are often not especially happy and might be better off aiming lower instead.
Chapter 4: We see marriage as a fundamental life milestone, yet there’s scant evidence that it actually makes us truly happy.
Chapter 5: Strict opposition to infidelity does not help us live happily either.
Chapter 6: Society promotes parenthood even though it often brings considerable strain, anxiety, and unhappiness.
Chapter 7: We sometimes go too far in prioritizing a healthy lifestyle.
Chapter 8: Belief in free will is misplaced and unhelpfully warps how we see the world today.
Description
Happy Ever After (2018) asks us to question the powerful social narratives that influence our lives. It shows that many of the ideas that we hold unthinkingly, from feeling we should work hard and earn more money to a desire to be married with children, will not necessarily make us happy. And it offers a powerful argument that we should find our own path to a fulfilled life.
Who Should Listen
- People looking to follow their own path in life
- Anyone interested in social norms and group-think
- People interested in behavioral science