Positive Psychology

audiobook (Unabridged) Embracing Happiness in a Changing World

By ANTONIO JAIMEZ

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Discover a New Perspective on Happiness

You've been looking for happiness in all the wrong places, falling into the same traps over and over again. You've read numerous self-help and personal development books that promise to change your life, but seem more like a rehash of trite concepts and generic strategies. The problem lies not with you, but with the way these resources have approached the subject of happiness.

Imagine for a moment that you are stuck in a job you don't like, struggling to maintain a balance between your personal and professional life, feeling exhausted and unmotivated at the end of each day. Perhaps you are going through a period of change, trying to adapt to new circumstances while facing the uncertainty of the future. You often find yourself chasing goals and objectives that society has dictated are essential for happiness, but you realize that they don't really make you feel satisfied or content.

Most of the books you've read so far have focused on how to change your behavior, habits or mindset to achieve happiness. But have you ever stopped to ask yourself if that's really the point? Is happiness a destination you arrive at after hard work and sacrifice, or is it something more? What if true happiness is not about changing who you are, but about embracing your true self, in all its imperfect and wonderful humanity?

These books have failed to identify the real problem: our understanding of happiness is deeply rooted in social, cultural and personal notions that often do not align with our authentic needs and desires. They have ignored the fact that happiness is not a static state we arrive at, but a constant journey of self-discovery and self-understanding.

Positive Psychology