Alphabet of Happiness, The

This book is an amazing, well written, often funny and always useful guide to the Science of Happiness. Based on the knowledge gained from her wonderful podcast (The Happiness Challenge), Klaudia Mitura has neatly summarised what she has learnt over the 5 seasons into 26 easily digestable chapter…

This book is an amazing, well written, often funny and always useful guide to the Science of Happiness. Based on the knowledge gained from her wonderful podcast (The Happiness Challenge), Klaudia Mitura has neatly summarised what she has learnt over the 5 seasons into 26 easily digestable chapters. Moving from 'A for Acceptance' to 'Z for Zest' each one is a little gem of wisdom and there will surely be a nugget for everyone. What struck me initially was the opening chapter - which explains why we have been getting happiness all wrong. Our capitalist society constantly tells you to buy this, or achieve that and then you will be happy? But to keep the wheels moving it needs to keep us in a state of unhappiness to then buy the next thing. I was blown away by the explanation that actually, focusing on being happier first leads to more joy and success in life - because well of course!! This book isn't fluffy, and doesn't talk down to you, or blind you with too much info. Instead it delves into the authors journey exploring the scientific basis of different areas that all add up to an toolbox of ways to increase happiness in your life. Why practicing gratitude 'rewires your brain', or why really you are just an output of your daily habits, and how to edit these to make your day-to-day just that little bit more positive. Highly recommend for anyone looking to understand and add a little bit more positivity into your life and those around you.