"Outstanding, cutting-edge, and profound. If you're going to read one book on happiness, this is the one."--Nassim Nicholas Taleb, bestselling author of "The Black Swan" and "Antifragile" ""Happiness by Design" is the best kind of psychology book: the ideas are fascinating, understanding them will make your life happier and more meaningful, and Dolan expresses them beautifully. Whether you're a novice or a voracious consumer of happiness research, Happiness by Design hits all the right notes."--Adam Alter, bestselling author of "Drunk Tank Pink" "Dolan gives a comprehensive overview of the science of happiness and useful tips to achieve it. In his quest to explain what makes us happy, Dolan touches on a powerful idea: happiness need not be pursued, simply rediscovered. In other words, sources of pleasure and purpose are all around us, if only one knows where to look."--"Scientific American"

PAUL DOLAN, PHD, is Professor of Behavioral Science at the London School of Economics and Political Science. He lives with his family in Brighton.