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The Unexpected Joy of the Ordinary: Unexpected Joy

Autor Catherine Gray
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 26 dec 2019

**From the Sunday Times Bestselling Author**

Life-affirming  - THE TELEGRAPH

Wonderful - INDEPENDENT

She made it her mission to learn how to be default happy rather than default disgruntled - RADIO 4 - WOMAN'S HOUR

Take a leaf out of Gray's book and be kinder to yourself by appreciating life just as it is - IRISH TIMES

Underwhelmed by your ordinary existence? Disillusioned with your middlin' wage, average body, 'bijou' living situation and imperfect loved ones?
Welcome to the club. There are billions of us. The 'default disenchanted'.

But, it's not us being brats. Two deeply inconvenient psychological phenomenons conspire against our satisfaction. We have negatively-biased brains, which zoom like doom-drones in on what's wrong with our day, rather than what's right. (Back in the mists of time, this negative bias saved our skins, but now it just makes us anxious). Also, something called the 'hedonic treadmill' means we eternally quest for better, faster, more, like someone stuck on a dystopian, never-ending treadmill.
Thankfully, there are scientifically-proven ways in which we can train our brains to be more positive-seeking. And to take a rest from this tireless pursuit. Whew.
Catherine Gray knits together illuminating science and hilarious storytelling, unveiling captivating research showing that big bucks don't mean big happiness, extraordinary experiences have a 'comedown' and budget weddings predict a lower chance of divorce. She reminds us what an average body actually is, reveals that exercising for weight loss means we do less exercise, and explores the modern tendency to not just try to keep up with the Murphys, but keep up with the Mega-Murphies (see: the social media elite).
Come on in to this soulful and life-affirming read, to discover why an ordinary life may well be the most satisfying one of all.


PRAISE FOR CATHERINE GRAY'S WRITING:
"Uplifting and inspiring" The Evening Standard 
"Not remotely preachy" The Times
"Jaunty, shrewd and convincing" The Telegraph 
"Admirably honest, light, bubbly and remarkably rarely annoying" The Guardian
"An empathetic, warm and hilarious tale from a hugely likeable human" The Lancet Psychiatry

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ISBN-13: 9781783253371
ISBN-10: 1783253371
Pagini: 288
Dimensiuni: 141 x 223 x 30 mm
Greutate: 0.45 kg
Editura: OCTOPUS PUBLISHING GROUP
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