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The Other Side of Happiness: Embracing a More Fearless Approach to Living

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內容簡介 「痛苦是不好的，對吧？但在這本很棒的書中，布洛克‧巴斯提恩會說服你事實並不是如此」─羅伯‧布倫，《失控的同理心》作者「布洛克‧巴斯提恩很有技巧地打破正向思考的潮流，證明掙扎和受苦對一個認真的生命都是必要的元素」─亞當‧格蘭特，《給予》作者對現代人來說，一個成功的人生就必須要是很正面很快樂的，因此我們將痛苦是為弱點，想盡辦法都要將之連根拔除，但是透過研究，心理學家布洛克‧巴斯提恩發現，痛苦和快樂並不是對立的，兩個都是心理健康不可缺少的因素。人生中有很多關鍵時刻都是在快樂和痛苦中取得平衡，例如找到人生中的真愛、迎接第一個小孩、跑完一場馬拉松，這些過程中伴隨著的痛苦，都讓我們更能感受到快樂，因為這些磨練讓我們更強壯、更有韌性，更了解哪些才是真正重要的事。巴斯提恩結合研究結果和實例，告訴讀者一味追求正向思考反而讓我們變得悲慘，勇敢擁抱生命中的苦難，取得平衡，才是美好人生的真諦。In 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, and often view difficulty as a personal failure. 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 necessary ingredient for happiness.Drawing on psychology, neuroscience, and internationally acclaimed findings from Bastian's own lab, The Other Side of Happiness 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 newborn 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.Backed by rigorous scientific research, Brock Bastian shows that, without some pain, we have no real way to achieve and appreciate happiness.

作者介紹

作者介紹 Dr. Brock Bastian is an Associate Professor in the School of Psychological Sciences at the University of Melbourne. His studies have been reviewed in leading news outlets such as Time Magazine, Huffington Post, Economist, New Scientist, Scientific American, CNN, ABC, Globe and Mail, The New Yorker and New York Magazine. Brock's pioneering approach to research has been acknowledged with the Wegner Theoretical Innovation Prize, and his presentations have been included on the ABC Radio National Big Ideas podcast.

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