THE BIG IDEA

THIS MONTH WE READ THE HAPPINESS CURE BY DR ANDERS HANSEN (VERMILION)

So many wellbeing books, so little time. Our deconstruction of someone’s fresh thinking could send you in a new direction In a nutshell We’re living in an age of abundance, we can expect to live longer, healthier lives than ever before and yet many of us struggle with our mental health. Figures from the World Health Organisation show that 284 million people worldwide have an anxiety disorder and 280 million suffer from depression. So why do we feel so bad when we have it so good? Psychiatrist and author Dr Anders Hansen looks back through the evolution of humankind to explore how and when we became so focused on being happy and whether the pursuit of happiness may be having the opposite effect. So, we shouldn’t get hung up on being happy? It’s about…

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The Simple Things (Digital) - 1 Issue, February 2024

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