Book

Raghunathan, Raj, author.

If you're so smart, why aren't you happy? / Raj Raghunathan.

New York, New York : Portfolio/Penguin, [2016]

xiv, 335 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

"Fifteen years after getting his MBA, Raj Raghunathan spent some time with his old classmates. He noticed that though they'd all done well, there didn't appear to be much correlation between their academic success and career success. What Raghunathan found even more curious was the even smaller correlation between career success and what he calls life success. The greater the career success, the more unhappy, out of shape, harried, and distracted his friends were"--Dust jacket flap.

Happiness.

Success -- Psychological aspects.

Successful people -- Psychology.

Includes bibliographic references and index.

What led me to teach happiness, and how this book is structured -- The first deadly happiness "sin" : devaluing happiness -- The first habit of the highly happy : prioritizing, but not pursuing, happiness -- The second deadly happiness "sin" : chasing superiority -- The second habit of the highly happy : pursuing flow -- The third deadly happiness "sin" : desperation for love -- The third habit of the highly happy : the need to love (and give) -- The fourth deadly happiness "sin" : being overly controlling -- The fourth habit of the highly happy : gaining internal control -- The fifth deadly happiness "sin" : distrusting others -- The fifth habit of the highly happy : exercising "smart trust" -- The sixth deadly happiness "sin" : passionate/indifferent pursuit of passion -- The sixth habit of the highly happy : dispassionate pursuit of passion -- The seventh deadly happiness "sin" : mind addiction -- The seventh habit of the highly happy : mindfulness -- The road ahead.

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