The Happiness of Pursuit: What Neuroscience Can Teach Us About the Good Life

When fishing for happiness, catch and release. According to psychologist Shimon Edelman, these seven words are the key to happiness. This fascinating, neuroscience-based look at how our brains find meaning also draws on poetry, plays, philosophy, linguistics, myth, and classical Greek literature. A mind-broadening read that will cause you to think deeply about who you are as an individual and as a human.

Our brains are computers. With them, we are able to solve difficult problems and predict the future based on our past experiences. But can the human brain compute happiness? In the end, Edelman discovers it’s the journey, rather than the destination, that matters.