Science of A Happy Brain: Thriving in the Age of Anger, Anxiety, and Addiction

by Jay Kumar

What is happiness? Is happiness even realistic for you to achieve in today’s world of rising anger, anxiety, and addiction? It’s the fundamental question Dr. Jay Kumar (your Happiness professor) yearned to discover in the wake of a life-transforming family tragedy as a young adult that led him to the halls of academia and holy ashrams to explore the science and spirituality of happiness.
Science of a Happy Brain is adapted upon actual lessons from Dr. Jay’s popular university Happiness course that he has been coteaching for the past seven years. From millennials suffering from anxiety to folks in Middle America struggling with addiction, from veterans battling PTSD to parents coping to raise children hooked on technology, from the spike in suicides to the tribalism and hate in today’s world, Dr. Jay guides you on a personalized and proven strategy for building a Happy Brain—for you and society.
More research in brain science points to one undeniable truth—to socialize is to survive, to tribe is to thrive. Science of a Happy Brain uncovers a long-forgotten aspect of humanity by exposing a shared element of human biology—your social brain. Only recently has science affirmed what religions knew all along—you are a social being with a social brain that is nourished and strengthened by community and connection.
But the marvels of society’s Age of Digitalization can unwittingly bring you into the malaise of today’s Age of Disconnection, which presently sabotages your health, weakens our society, and hijacks your Happy Brain. Your happiness demands tribe. Creating tribe in your life creates balance, longevity, and resilience—the foundation required for generating your Happy Brain.
Science of a Happy Brain is equally a self-help course and a social commentary whose time has come that brings hope to a world in crisis, a nation in a happiness deficit, and a generation discovering where enduring happiness resides. It is a powerful work that is vital for the crossroads at which society finds itself by presenting a platform for public discourse to explore today’s crucial social, cultural, and health issues. Dr. Jay reveals how you can achieve a Happy Brain by learning to experience happiness the way your brain evolved—biologically, psychologically, socially, and spiritually. A Happy Brain creates happy people. Happy people make a happy world. Now more than ever, the future needs you. Happy.

160 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 12, 2020

Reviews

[Amy · Rating 4 out of 5]

It’s interesting as a theory. An interesting blend of Neuropsych, evolutionary psychology, and spirituality. I wouldn’t necessarily say it’s a necessary blend, but a good change of pace if you want something in the science of happiness field that isn’t the same.

[Ashley Connolly · Rating 3 out of 5]

Emphasizes the need for social connection, finding meaning, contribution and cultivating compassion . Good information but extremely repetitive book. Enjoyed hearing him speak at school on the topic.

[Katie Lunsford · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book has a lot of good insight on how to actively pursue happiness. However, it is a bit repetitive and doesn’t hold many real-life examples.

[Louise · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting