Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 The happiness trap is a psychological trap that prevents us from finding happiness. It is based on the inaccurate belief that we can find happiness by trying to find it. But the more we try to find happiness, the more we suffer. #2 The western world has a higher standard of living than ever before, but human misery is still growing. The numbers of psychologists, psychiatrists, marriage and family counsellors, social workers, and life coaches are increasing with every year. #3 The modern human mind, with its amazing ability to analyze, plan, create, and communicate, has largely evolved over the last hundred thousand years. But our minds did not evolve to make us feel good. They evolved to help us survive in a dangerous world. #4 Our minds are shaped so that we are almost inevitably destined to suffer psychologically. We compare ourselves to others, evaluate ourselves, and be dissatisfied with what we have. We imagine all sorts of frightening scenarios, most of which will never happen.

幸福を追い求めるほど苦しみが増すという逆説的な真理を、本書は鮮やかに描き出します。生存本能としてプログラミングされた私たちの脳が、なぜ絶え間ない不安を生み出し続けるのか。その進化的背景を読み解く眼差しは、単なる心理学の枠を超え、人間の性に対する深い洞察に満ちた哲学的な趣すら感じさせます。 ポジティブ思考という幻想を打ち砕き、苦しみと共に生きる覚悟を説く姿勢こそが、本作の真の魅力です。「幸せにならなければならない」という呪縛から解き放たれる瞬間、読者は自己を縛り付けていた鎖の正体に気づくでしょう。思考をコントロールするのではなく、ありのままを受け入れることで到達する静謐な境地は、あなたの人生観を根底から揺さぶるはずです。