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Can I read How to Be Alive : a Guide to the Kind of Happiness That Helps the World on EtoBox?

How to Be Alive : a Guide to the Kind of Happiness That Helps the World by Beavan, Colin is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is How to Be Alive : a Guide to the Kind of Happiness That Helps the World about?

Introduction. What kind of life do you want? -- Part I. The new facts of life. The awful stories we tell ourselves to make ourselves small -- Understanding the truth of your relationship to the world -- The lifequester's mind hacks -- The unifying theory of changing your life and your world -- Part II. How to want what you really want. The coolest part of being a lifequester -- What are people for? -- How to know how many regrets you will have on your deathbed -- What science says about where you will actually find purpose and meaning -- Why most of humanity seems to be headed straight toward those deathbed regrets and how to change course -- A last word on why the world would be safer and happier if we wanted what we really want -- Part III. The gentle path. A journey of a thousand miles, etc., etc. -- Identifying the easy parts -- Eat how you want to live -- Own what really makes you happy -- How to get around and where to stay put -- How to become a true citizen -- Part IV. Finding your people. The "real" thing in relationships -- When the black sheep finds its flock -- Success in everything that matters -- Build it as you like it --Part V. Who to parent. The many ways of parent

Who reads How to Be Alive : a Guide to the Kind of Happiness That Helps the World?

It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.

Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
Beavan, Colin
Publisher
HarperCollins;Dey Street Books
Published
2017
Language
EN
ISBN
9780062236722
Category
nonfiction
Subjects
Psychology, Engineering, Fiction
Rating
3.6 / 5 (204 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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