Happiness explains the truth behindd this paradox at the heart of our lives. The author identifies the Big Seven causes of happiness and unhappiness, and shows how we continually spoil our happiness by comparing ourselves with others in some pecking order. Happiness, he argues, is self-evently the only sensible goal for society, and the asks: if we really want to live more happily, what should we do differently-as asociety and in our inner lives? His answers are often surprising