Happiness and Other Small Things of Absolute Importance

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We all want to be happy but what is happiness Haim Shapira navigates the terrain of happiness, exploring and contemplating an eclectic range of theories and insights into the conflicts we face on our journey to creating our own happiness. What is your happiest moment How can you know it Do we waste time or does time waste us Are questions about meaning truly meaningful What's really important Drawing on literary and philosophical sources ranging from Alice in Wonderland and The Little Prince to Leo Tolstoy, King Solomon and Friedrich Nietzsche, Haim Shapira invites us to challenge our perspectives on happiness and provides us with alternative ways to appreciate what is important. As Haim concludes it is in the spaces between the possible paths that we might take that we are able to find a place of grace, and where the things that matter to us will light our way. The choice is ours.

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'A seriously playful book that will inform, transform, delight as well as enlighten you' - Tal Ben-Shahar, Author and Harvard University Lecturer

Author Bio

Dr Haim Shapirais an expert in game theory and a popular public speaker, fascinating audiences around the world by sharing practical applications of game theory for everyday use in decision-making processes. Haim holds PhDs in Mathematical Genetics, and Science Education from Tel-Aviv University, where he is currently a senior lecturer at their College of Management. He teaches mathematics, psychology, philosophy and literature and is the author of several books, includingFollowing Alice - A Journey into the World of Lewis Carroll.