The Happiness Equation: 100 Factors That Can Add to or Subtract from How Happy You Are

There is a formula for happiness—and now readers can learn it in this unique book. To be happier: have a large family, try new foods, and be courageous. However, being highly educated, envying a friend’s car, and looking inward can cause the happiness level to go down. In this four-color guide, readers will learn how to calculate their happiness factor. They’ll discover what life changes they can make to help it go up and what will happen if it continues to go down. Includes the amount we either add to or subtract from our happiness when we: are married +2; have job insecurity -2; own a pet +5; play a fast-paced sport +2. Delivered in a fun, readable way, this book is perfect for those who want to improve their happiness. After adding and subtracting their way through the book, readers will be inspired to follow the expert advice and take steps to make their lives happier.

Bridget Grenville-Cleave (Cotswolds, England) is a charter member of the International Positive Psychology Association and writes a regular blog about positive psychology in business on www.workmad.co.uk/blog/. She has an MSc in applied positive psychology from the University of East London and is a management consultant specializing in the use of positive psychology to improve business performance. She is also a qualified life coach and NLP (neurolinguistic programming) practitioner.

Ilona Boniwell (London, England) is a both an academic psychologist and a practitioner, specializing in positive psychology and well-being. She founded the European Network for Positive Psychology. She has also acted as a consultant to the BBC in their making of Happiness Formula, and is cofounder of www.practicalpsychology.org -a social enterprise dedicated to the promotion of well-being and personal development.
Tina B. Tessina, Ph.D. (Southern California), has been a licensed psychotherapist since 1978. She is the author of thirteen books in sixteen languages.