Hopping for Happiness: A Simple Framework for Smarter, Happier Decisions Are you lying awake at 2 a.m., rereading the same text, email, or job offer, paralyzed by the fear that one wrong choice could break everything you care about? You're not failing. You're human-and you care deeply. Eduardo J. Aleman, a father who has moved his family across three continents chasing "better," wrote this book for exactly that moment. Not as another abstract happiness lecture, but as a quiet, no-judgment pocket coach you can reach for when the spiral starts. Inside you'll find: The Happiness Compass - a dead-simple 4-step framework (List → Prioritize → Impact → Score) you can run in 10 minutes, even when your hands are shaking Interactive "Your turn right now" exercises that turn reading into doing Seven diverse, anonymized real-life stories (single parents, immigrants, empty-nesters, young professionals, midlife pivots) showing the Compass cutting through real desperation Emotional decision frameworks (10-10-10, Regret-Minimization, Somatic Markers, Two-Chair Technique) for when logic alone isn't enough A companion free app (Happier Decisions) with voice input, private data, and instant scoring - your 24/7 advisor that never sleeps or judges This is not about manifesting perfect joy. It's about making one clearer, kinder decision when everything feels impossible - and discovering that those small honest hops eventually lead to steadier ground. If you've ever thought "I just need to know what to do right now," this book was written for you. Grab it. Run one decision through the Compass tonight. Feel the weight lift, even just a little. Then take the next hop. You've got this. And you never had to do it alone.