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The Science of Happiness

Gretchen Rubin embarked on a journey towards happiness and as part of her project started a "study" in which she tried to approach and understand the science of happiness. Here are the books she suggests for anyone interested in doing the same. How many have you read?
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Aristotle--Nicomachean Ethics
Aristotle--Nicomachean Ethics
1
The Essays (Francis Bacon)
The Essays
2
Francis Bacon
The Consolation of Philosophy (Boethius)
The Consolation of Philosophy
3
Boethius
On the Good Life (Marcus Tullius Cicero)
On the Good Life
4
Marcus Tullius Cicero
The Art of Happiness (14th Dalai Lama & Howard C. Cutler)
The Art of Happiness
5
14th Dalai Lama & Howard C. Cutler
The Journal of Eugene Delacroix (Eugene Delacroix)
The Journal of Eugene Delacroix
6
Eugene Delacroix
The Essential Epicurus (Epicurus)
The Essential Epicurus
7
Epicurus
Essays (William Hazlitt)
Essays
8
William Hazlitt
The Varieties of Religious Experience
The Varieties of Religious Experience
9
Maxims
Maxims
10
The Complete Essays of Montaigne
The Complete Essays of Montaigne
11
Selected Lives and Essays (Plutarch)
Selected Lives and Essays
12
Plutarch
The Conquest of Happiness (Bertrand Russell)
The Conquest of Happiness
13
Bertrand Russell
Parerga and Paralipomena (Arthur Schopenhauer)
Parerga and Paralipomena
14
Arthur Schopenhauer
Letters From a Stoic (Seneca)
Letters From a Stoic
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Seneca
Theory of Moral Sentiments (Adam Smith)
Theory of Moral Sentiments
16
Adam Smith
The Psychology of Happiness (Michael Argyle)
The Psychology of Happiness
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Michael Argyle
Discover Your Inner Economist: Use Incentives to Fall in Love, Survive Your Next Meeting (Tyler Cowen)
Discover Your Inner Economist: Use Incentives to Fall in Love, Survive Your Next Meeting
18
Tyler Cowen
Happiness: Unlocking the Mysteries of Psychological Wealth (Ed Diener and Robert Biswas-Diener)
Happiness: Unlocking the Mysteries of Psychological Wealth
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Ed Diener and Robert Biswas-Diener
The Progress Paradox: How Life Gets Better While People Feel Worse (Gregg Easterbrook)
The Progress Paradox: How Life Gets Better While People Feel Worse
20
Gregg Easterbrook
The Science of Subjective Well-Being (Michael Eid and Randy J. Larsen)
The Science of Subjective Well-Being
21
Michael Eid and Randy J. Larsen
Happiness and Economics: How the Economy and Institutions Affect Human Well-Being (Bruno Frey and Alois Stutzer)
Happiness and Economics: How the Economy and Institutions Affect Human Well-Being
22
Bruno Frey and Alois Stutzer
Stumbling on Happiness (Daniel Gilbert)
Stumbling on Happiness
23
Daniel Gilbert
Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
24
The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom (Jonathan Haidt)
The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom
25
Jonathan Haidt
The How of Happiness (Sonja Lyubomirsky)
The How of Happiness
26
Sonja Lyubomirsky
Happiness: The Science Behind Your Smile (Daniel Nettle)
Happiness: The Science Behind Your Smile
27
Daniel Nettle
Personality: What Makes You the Way You Are (Daniel Nettle)
Personality: What Makes You the Way You Are
28
Daniel Nettle
A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future (Daniel Pink)
A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future
29
Daniel Pink
The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less (Barry Schwartz)
The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less
30
Barry Schwartz
Authentic Happiness
Authentic Happiness
31
Learned Optimism: How to Change Your Mind and Your Life (Martin Seligman)
Learned Optimism: How to Change Your Mind and Your Life
32
Martin Seligman
The Optimistic Child: How Learned Optimism Protects Children From Depression (Martin Seligman)
The Optimistic Child: How Learned Optimism Protects Children From Depression
33
Martin Seligman
What You Can Change and What You Can't: The Complete Guide to Successful Self-Improvement (Martin Seligman)
What You Can Change and What You Can't: The Complete Guide to Successful Self-Improvement
34
Martin Seligman
The Miracle of Mindfulness
The Miracle of Mindfulness
35
Strangers to Ourselves: Discovering the Adaptive Unconscious (Timothy Wilson)
Strangers to Ourselves: Discovering the Adaptive Unconscious
36
Timothy Wilson
First Impressions: What You Don't Know About How Others See You (Ann Demaris and Valerie White)
First Impressions: What You Don't Know About How Others See You
37
Ann Demaris and Valerie White
How to Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk (Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish)
How to Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk
38
Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish
Why We Love: The Nature and Chemistry of Romantic Love (Helen Fisher)
Why We Love: The Nature and Chemistry of Romantic Love
39
Helen Fisher
The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work (John Gottman)
The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work
40
John Gottman
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