5 Books That Can Have a Positive Impact on Your Happiness

Flourish: A Visionary New Understanding of Happiness and Wellbeing

Dr. Martin Seligman, the founder of Positive Psychology, shares incredible stories of happiness science in action, particularly how the entire U.S. Army underwent a training in emotional resilience; how schools are able to teach fulfillment in life, and how the corporate world can improve performance while raising employee well-being. Flourish expands on Dr. Seligman’s groundbreaking work on optimism, motivation and character, revealing interactive exercises that show the reader how to get the most out of life.

Thinking, Fast and Slow

Daniel Kahneman is a Nobel Prize winner who has written an incredible book that dives into the mysterious world of our conscious and unconscious thinking patterns. Your brain will feel like it’s going to explode from all the fascinating revelations you discover and you’ll gain a deeper understanding of how you make decisions and react to certain things in your life. Yes, this is a super thick book that can absolutely seem intimidating, but somehow the author makes it accessible and really fun to read.

The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do In Life and in Business

Written by award-winning New York Times business reporter Charles Duhigg, this book is an awesome mix of research, stories, and revelations about habits: how we form them, how we can change them, and how knowledge about human habits is transforming everything from the way companies are run to where fruits and vegetables are placed in the grocery store.

The Road Less Traveled: A New Psychology of Love, Traditional Values, and Spiritual Growth

The first words in this classic and powerful book are: Life is difficult. Without hiding the true realities of life — which is filled with conflict, difficulties, and challenging decisions, Dr. Scott Peck guides us to a deeper level of self-understanding and creates a path we can follow to a fuller, more serene life.

The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment

You don’t need to be religious or spiritual to read this book. In fact, I found it to be a really refreshing, non-preachy read -and I’m someone who had trouble with the word “spirituality” just a few years ago. The core message of the book is simple and powerful: The way to true happiness is through learning to live in the now, at this moment we are experiencing, without reliving the past or racing to the future.

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