{"product_id":"9780141982106","title":"The Other Side of Happiness","description":"Author: Bastian, Brock\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780141982106\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin UK\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 05 Feb 2019\u003cbr\u003ePages: 208 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn internationally acclaimed social psychologist offers a counter-intuitive approach to finding happiness\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Western culture, we have become addicted to positivity. We try to eradicate pain through medication and by insulating ourselves and our children from risk, even though we are the safest generation that ever lived. Yet in his research renowned social psychologist Brock Bastian has found that hardship and sadness are neither antithetical to pleasure nor incidental: they are a \u003ci\u003enecessary\u003c\/i\u003e ingredient for happiness. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on psychology, neuroscience and internationally acclaimed findings from Bastian's own lab, \u003ci\u003eThe Other Side of Happiness\u003c\/i\u003e encourages us to take a more fearless approach to living that acknowledges the value of pain in our lives. As Bastian shows us, the most thrilling moments of our lives are usually balanced on a knife edge between pleasure and pain, whether it is finding your true love, holding your new-born for the first time, finishing a marathon or even taking a dip in an icy sea. This is because hardship quite literally increases our capacity for happiness, making us stronger, more resilient and more connected to those around us.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48181133738142,"sku":"UBD-9780141982106","price":26.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780141982106.jpg?v=1787398740","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780141982106","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}