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From one of our foremost psychologists, a trailblazing book that turns the idea of a good life on its head and urges us to embrace the transformative power of variety and experience.
For many people, a good life is a stable life, a comfortable life that follows a well-trodden path. This is the case for Shigehiro Oishi's father, who has lived in a small mountain town in Japan for his entire life, putting his family's needs above his own, like his father and grandfather before him. But is a happy life, or even a meaningful life, the only path to a good life?
In Life in Three Dimensions, Shige Oishi enters into a debate that has animated psychology since 1984, when Ed Diener (Oishi's mentor) published a paper that launched happiness studies. A rival followed in 1989 with a model of a good life that focused on purpose and meaning instead. In recent years, Shige Oishi's award-winning work has proposed a third dimension to a good psychological richness, a concept that prioritizes curiosity, exploration, and a variety of experiences that help us grow as people.
Life in Three Dimensions explores the shortcomings of happiness and meaning as guides to a good life, pointing to complacency and regret as a "happiness trap" and narrowness and misplaced loyalty as a “meaning trap.” Psychological richness, Oishi proposes, balances the other two, offering insight and growth spurred by embracing uncertainty and challenges.
In a lively style, drawing on a generation of psychological studies and on examples from famous people, books and film, Oishi introduces a new path to a fuller, more satisfying life with fewer regrets.
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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -A NEXT BIG IDEA CLUB MUST-READ BOOK From one of our foremost psychologists, a trailblazing book that turns the idea of a good life on its head and urges us to embrace the transformative power of variety and experience The guidebook to the pyshologically rich life Dr. Oishi s enthusiasm for a big and bold existence is infectious The Wall Street Journal'Life in Three Dimensions will give you new insights into the many ways to live well, including advice on how to pick the one most likely to be right for you.' Jonathan Haidt, author of The Anxious GenerationShigehiro Oishi's father has lived his entire life in a small mountain town in Japan. But as a young man Oishi felt compelled to follow a winding road that led him far from home. He became an award-winning psychology professor, seeking to know which path to stay or to go, the familiar or the unknown, his father s path or his own is the better path to a good life. In Life in Three Dimensions, Oishi shares his journey of discovery and offers readers a groundbreaking new understanding of happiness.What makes for a good life, he asks Is it the simple, predictable pleasures we call happiness Or can happiness lead to complacency and regret Is the answer a deep sense of meaning and purpose Or can a life of purpose invite narrow or misplaced loyalties Both happiness and meaning as paths to a good life have decades of scientific research to support them. But in recent years, Oishi has uncovered a third dimension to a good life, psychological richness. A psychologically rich life prioritizes curiosity, exploration, and a variety of experiences. These can be as simple as taking a walk, as complex as moving to a new country. Key to a psychologically rich experience is a shift in perspective that helps us grow.Life in Three Dimensions explores lives defined by psychological richness: those of prominent people like Steve Jobs, Oliver Sacks and Alison Gopnik; characters from literature and film; and ordinary people who--in college, at midlife, and beyond--embraced uncertainty and challenge to deepen and enrich their lives. In this wise and delightful book, Oishi shows how anyone at any age can build a fuller, more authentic life. 240 pp. Englisch. Seller Inventory # 9780385551700
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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -A NEXT BIG IDEA CLUB MUST-READ BOOK From one of our foremost psychologists, a trailblazing book that turns the idea of a good life on its head and urges us to embrace the transformative power of variety and experience The guidebook to the pyshologically rich life Dr. Oishi s enthusiasm for a big and bold existence is infectious The Wall Street Journal'Life in Three Dimensions will give you new insights into the many ways to live well, including advice on how to pick the one most likely to be right for you.' Jonathan Haidt, author of The Anxious GenerationShigehiro Oishi's father has lived his entire life in a small mountain town in Japan. But as a young man Oishi felt compelled to follow a winding road that led him far from home. He became an award-winning psychology professor, seeking to know which path to stay or to go, the familiar or the unknown, his father s path or his own is the better path to a good life. In Life in Three Dimensions, Oishi shares his journey of discovery and offers readers a groundbreaking new understanding of happiness.What makes for a good life, he asks Is it the simple, predictable pleasures we call happiness Or can happiness lead to complacency and regret Is the answer a deep sense of meaning and purpose Or can a life of purpose invite narrow or misplaced loyalties Both happiness and meaning as paths to a good life have decades of scientific research to support them. But in recent years, Oishi has uncovered a third dimension to a good life, psychological richness. A psychologically rich life prioritizes curiosity, exploration, and a variety of experiences. These can be as simple as taking a walk, as complex as moving to a new country. Key to a psychologically rich experience is a shift in perspective that helps us grow.Life in Three Dimensions explores lives defined by psychological richness: those of prominent people like Steve Jobs, Oliver Sacks and Alison Gopnik; characters from literature and film; and ordinary people who--in college, at midlife, and beyond--embraced uncertainty and challenge to deepen and enrich their lives. In this wise and delightful book, Oishi shows how anyone at any age can build a fuller, more authentic life. 240 pp. Englisch. Seller Inventory # 9780385551700
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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -A NEXT BIG IDEA CLUB MUST-READ BOOK From one of our foremost psychologists, a trailblazing book that turns the idea of a good life on its head and urges us to embrace the transformative power of variety and experience The guidebook to the pyshologically rich life"Dr. Oishi's enthusiasm for a big and bold existence is infectious" The Wall Street Journal'Life in Three Dimensions will give you new insights into the many ways to live well, including advice on how to pick the one most likely to be right for you.' Jonathan Haidt, author of The Anxious GenerationShigehiro Oishi's father has lived his entire life in a small mountain town in Japan. But as a young man Oishi felt compelled to follow a winding road that led him far from home. He became an award-winning psychology professor, seeking to know which pathto stay or to go, the familiar or the unknown, his father's path or his ownis the better path to a good life. In Life in Three Dimensions, Oishi shares his journey of discovery and offers readers a groundbreaking new understanding of happiness.What makes for a good life, he asks Is it the simple, predictable pleasures we call happiness Or can happiness lead to complacency and regret Is the answer a deep sense of meaning and purpose Or can a life of purpose invite narrow or misplaced loyalties Both happiness and meaning as paths to a good life have decades of scientific research to support them. But in recent years, Oishi has uncovered a third dimension to a good life, psychological richness. A psychologically rich life prioritizes curiosity, exploration, and a variety of experiences. These can be as simple as taking a walk, as complex as moving to a new country. Key to a psychologically rich experience is a shift in perspective that helps us grow.Life in Three Dimensions explores lives defined by psychological richness: those of prominent people like Steve Jobs, Oliver Sacks and Alison Gopnik; characters from literature and film; and ordinary people who--in college, at midlife, and beyond--embraced uncertainty and challenge to deepen and enrich their lives. In this wise and delightful book, Oishi shows how anyone at any age can build a fuller, more authentic life. Seller Inventory # 9780385551700
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