CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

PART ONE: HAPPINESS: WHAT IS IT?

1. The Secret of Smiling

2. Positive Feelings as a Compass

3. The Happiness System

4. The Malleable Brain

PART TWO: THE PASSIONS

5. Origins in the Animal Kingdom

6. Desire

7. Enjoyment

8. The Dark Side of Desire

9. Love

10. Friendship

11. Passion—A User’s Manual

PART THREE: A STRATEGIC CONSCIOUSNESS

12. Conquering Our Shadows

13. The Power of Perspective

14. Rapturous Moments

PART FOUR: A HAPPY SOCIETY

15. The Magic Triangle

EPILOGUE: Six Billion Paths to Happiness
NOTES
BIBLIOGRAPHY
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS