The Happiness Files : Insights on Work and Life by Arthur C. Brooks

 
　　想像一下，如果你的人生是一家新創公司，你會如何領導它邁向成功？
 
　　這正是本書的核心提問。精選哈佛商學院教授亞瑟．C．布魯克斯，在大西洋月刊「如何打造人生」專欄中的經典文章，這部內容豐富且充滿啟發性的作品，帶來以科學知識為基礎，對於工作和生活的精彩見解。
 
　　布魯克斯在書中指出，對於上述問題的回答很簡單：就是引導你的人生，走在一條通往真正有價值之事的路上，去追求愛、喜悅、滿足與意義──亦即「幸福」。
 
　　奠基於布魯克斯廣受歡迎的哈佛商學院課程「領導與幸福」，書中的每篇文章都從犀利的觀察和紮實的行為科學研究出發，解析幸福如何運作，並分享來自個人經驗累積的智慧和實用建議。內容涵蓋哲學、文學、流行文化到現代職場，這些文章探討了許多充滿趣味、發人深省的問題，章節包含「這樣拖延，才正確」、「成功的滋味為何如此苦澀？」、「美好人生的五大支柱」等，並按「自我管理」、「金錢與職涯」、「工作、生活與人際關係的平衡」等主題分類，方便讀者查找、閱讀。
 
　　我們每個人都渴望在工作和人生中，獲得幸福。翻開本書，你將能夠在其中找到靈感和指引，帶領你邁向更快樂、成功和充實的人生。(文/博客來編譯)

Harvard professor and bestselling author Arthur C. Brooks offers science-based insights on work and life in this curated collection from his ＂How to Build a Life＂ column in The Atlantic.

Imagine if your life were a startup. How would you lead it and shape it to be most successful?

That’s the question behind The Happiness Files, a rich selection of enlightening and instructive essays by Arthur C. Brooks, known worldwide for his inspiring yet practical wisdom and advice in his weekly column for The Atlantic and in his bestselling books, From Strength to Strength and Build the Life You Want (coauthored with Oprah Winfrey).

The simple answer, as Brooks wisely explains, is to manage your life in a way that leads to truly valuable rewards: love, enjoyment, satisfaction, and meaning--in other words, happiness.

Building on his popular Harvard Business School course ＂Leadership and Happiness,＂ Brooks begins each essay with sharp observations and behavioral science research that shed light on how happiness really works, then offers experiential wisdom and practical advice. Beautifully written, the essays range from ancient philosophy to literature, pop culture, and the contemporary world of work. They explore topics and challenges such as ＂Procrastinate This, Not That,＂ ＂Why Success Can Feel So Bitter,＂ and ＂Five Pillars of a Good Life.＂ Readers will find the chapters helpfully grouped by theme: ＂On Managing Yourself,＂ ＂On Jobs, Money, and Building Your Career,＂ ＂On Balancing Work, Life, and Relationships,＂ and more.

We all need more happiness in our work and in our lives. In The Happiness Files you’ll find enlightenment, inspiration, and useful guidance for leading a happier, more successful, and more fulfilling life and career.

Arthur C. Brooks, PhD, is the Parker Gilbert Montgomery Professor at the Harvard Kennedy School and a professor of management practice at Harvard Business School. He is also a columnist at The Atlantic, where he writes the weekly ＂How to Build a Life＂ column. Brooks is the number one New York Times bestselling author of fourteen books, including Build the Life You Want, coauthored with Oprah Winfrey, and From Strength to Strength. He is one of the world’s leading experts on the science of happiness, appearing in the media and traveling around the world to teach people in private companies, universities, public agencies, and faith communities how they can live happier lives and bring greater well-being to others.