Reason to Be Happy
Why logical thinking is the key to a better life
$32.58
- Paperback
240 pages
- Release Date
30 April 2024
Summary
Why do our friends have more friends than we do? How do you book the best available seats on a plane? And if jogging for ten minutes adds eight minutes to our life expectancy, should we still go jogging?
The ability to reason is one of our most undervalued skills. In everyday life, the key is to put yourself in the shoes of a clever competitor and think about how they might respond. Whether you are dealing with events on the scale of the Cuban missile crisis or letting go of anger, le…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781911709282 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1911709283 |
| Author: | Kaushik Basu |
| Publisher: | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Imprint: | Torva |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 30 April 2024 |
| Weight: | 295g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 152mm x 17mm |
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Critics Review
Reason to Be Happy is a wise and witty book that shows how thinking clearly can help us find happiness in our daily lives, get more of what we want, and even make the world a better place. – Professor Hannah Fry, author of Hello World
Compelling… Eminently readable… The economist makes brilliant points and readers will learn a lot. – Chris Stokel-Walker * New Scientist *
About The Author
Kaushik Basu
Kaushik Basu is Carl Marks Professor of International Studies and Professor of Economics at Cornell University. He was Chief Economist of the World Bank from 2012 to 2016, and was previously Chief Economic Advisor to the government of India.
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