11 Books On Happiness And Positivity

Best Happiness & Positivity Books of 2020

1. Authentic Happiness by Martin E. P. Seligman
2. The Slight Edge by Jeff Olsen
3. Stumbling On Happiness by Daniel Gilbert
4. The Happiness Advantage by Shawn Achor
5. Hardwiring Happiness by Rick Hanson
6. Pursuing The Good Life by Christopher Peterson
7. The Happiness Trap by Russ Harris
8. Love 2.0 by Barbara Fredrickson
9. The Myths of Happiness by Sonja Lyubomirsky
10. Happier Human by S. J. Scott
11. 10% Happier by Dan Harris

1. Authentic Happiness by Martin E. P. Seligman

Subtitled, “Using the New Positive Psychology to Realize Your Potential for Lasting Fulfillment,” this book focuses on the good.

In other words, it teaches the reader how to turn good things into great things. It encourages the focus on personal strengths as that is where true happiness will come from.

It is a good read simply because it does not dwell on anything that could be remotely considered negative or bad and is a good to great educational book.

2. The Slight Edge by Jeff Olsen

Subtitled, “Turning Simple Disciplines Into Massive Success and Happiness,” the author takes you on a journey where you will explore new and innovative ways to think.

This will give you an all-new perspective on your daily life and the things you do during it. The concept is basic and somewhat simple but continues to bring positive results to all who utilize it.

Learn what it takes to make your dreams come true and what is stopping that for others with this book.

3. Stumbling On Happiness by Daniel Gilbert

Scientists have put a lot of effort into studying such things as psychology, behavioral economics, philosophy, and cognitive neuroscience.

This book looks at all of this and although the subject matter may ordinarily be a tad on the dry side, the author has chosen to write about it with humor and a light-hearted approach.

Needless to say, this helps to get through the content and also makes understanding the concepts much easier. The conclusions are interesting, to say the least.

4. The Happiness Advantage by Shawn Achor

Subtitled, “The Seven Principles of Positive Psychology That Fuel Success and Performance at Work,” this book details research and ideas on how to become happy.

That’s the simple version. When flipping through the pages you will find that the author has sprinkled a generous amount of humor in this book to demonstrate the concepts being shared and discussed.

There is also a fair amount of advice that the reader can learn from and use to find happiness.

5. Hardwiring Happiness by Rick Hanson

Subtitled, “The New Brain Science of Contentment, Calm, and Confidence,” the concept here focuses on people who can naturally learn quickly from their mistakes.

It is a valuable lesson to learn, but not everyone can do it until now. There are just a few messages that come out of this book that can lead you where you need to be to learn from negatives and that is a good thing.

This volume is far from complicated as a result and that will help more people in the end.

6. Pursuing The Good Life by Christopher Peterson

Subtitled, “100 Reflections on Positive Psychology,” this publication is the right one if you have a particular interest in positive psychology.

It contains one hundred short stories that are written in a style that mimics a personal chat with the author. It is through this method that the lessons are taught.

No two stories are connected to each other and the content is easy to read and understand. It is a thought-provoking book well worth adding to your collection.

7. The Happiness Trap by Russ Harris

Subtitled, “How to Stop Struggling and Start Living: A Guide to ACT,” this book introduces the reader to a concept known as ACT.

ACT is Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and the author outlines how it can bring happiness. He explains that the pursuit of happiness makes us miserable and by using the lessons from ACT, we can find better, more positive results.

If you deal with stress or have feelings of self-doubt, this is the book for you to break through that.

8. Love 2.0 by Barbara Fredrickson

Subtitled, “Finding Happiness and Health in Moments of Connection,” this publication takes a deep look at the relationship between love and health.

Written in an easy to understand format, the author uses scientific information to share the data and provides practical ways to grow love in your life and how that will ultimately result in happiness.

The book also spends time discussing the importance of positive interactions and how that can result in love.

9. The Myths Of Happiness by Sonja Lyubomirsky

Subtitled, “What Should Make You Happy, But Doesn’t, What Shouldn’t Make You Happy, But Does,” focuses on the big moments in life that give the reader an idea of how their life can be.

The pages contain many practical lessons that continue to show that you can receive happiness after you have achieved all of your normal life goals from finding a good career to marriage, homeownership, a family, and beyond.

Learn to live your best life with this book.

10. Happier Human by S. J. Scott

Subtitled, “53 Science-Backed Habits to Increase Your Happiness,” this guide details the results from scientific research on the topic of finding happiness.

If you plan to find your happiness and you are not quite sure how to go about it, check the data shared in this book which may give you some insight on what direction to go in the future.

It may not be the perfect solution but at least you will have some scientific support in the actions you choose to take.

11. 10% Happier by Dan Harris

Subtitled, “How I Tamed the Voice In My Head, Reduced Stress Without Losing My Edge, and Found Self-Help That Actually Works – A True Story,” this volume is pretty much self-explanatory with such a long title and subtitle.

To add to it, the author experienced a panic attack in midair and that is what inspired the book. Well, that and the lessons he found along the way to recovery.

It focuses on meditation as a viable solution to finding happiness.