- Paperback: 272 pages
- Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd; New edition edition (28 Jun 1979)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0140220585
- ISBN-13: 978-0140220582
- Product Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.7 x 2 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 842,800 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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What is the purpose of happiness? DeBono lets us know ...
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Practical and deep
22 Nov 1999
Format:Paperback
One of the most influential books that I read when I was in my early twenties. Found it to be as useful and enlightening as I'm OK You're OK. I think I'm a different and better person today because of it.
Concepts such as Cope Space and Demand Space and how their ratio influence your happiness, were clearly and simply explained.
Also includes straightforward practical advice. Such as being sensitive doesn't mean having to act upon it - you can notice things but you can choose to shrug them off.
I've found myself reasoning out some behaviour - hey, I should see this situation this way and react this way - and then reread the book and realised that the idea was from the book.
This book is a keeper. Something to reread every five or ten years.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Life is based on one thing - the happiness purpose
31 Dec 1997
Format:Paperback
Using the foundations developed in his many penetrating books on the mechanisms and functions of mind (eg "lateral thinking")De Bono explores the central driving force of human conscious endevour - the pursuit of happiness. Some of the key concepts developed are exciting to say the least.
A Unique Appraoch to Achieve Happiness
17 Sep 2011
Format:Paperback
Edward de Bono is one of the great teachers of creativity. This book is more of a self-help book. He gives guidance and advice on how to live a happy life. I have always found his writing style somewhat dull which maks it at times difficult to understand the concepts he is trying to teach. This for me was more of a problem in this book than any of his others I have read. Fortunately, he always wraps up each chapter with a succint and to the point summary. The objective of this book is to teach a system to achieve happiness. Others have said some of the same things in different ways but, as De Bono usually does, he offers some unique perspectives. He proposes that happiness is a function of what he calls the ratio of life space to self space. Life space are external things that impact our life - the job, stresses, demands, etc. Self-space is an internal attitude that determines what you can cope with in the life space. When this ratio is close to one, then a person is happy. There is a lot more that De Bono explains. However, at times I felt as if he were sharing some secrets that I was unable to decipher. Again, I think this is mostly from his writing style rather than his concepts. In the end, though, I felt as if re-readng the book and applying the concepts could make a big difference.
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