Naturalistic Happiness (36 books)

A curated journey through the best nonfiction on how to build a naturalistic, happiness-centered worldview, starting with big-picture foundations in science and human progress, then delving into mind and consciousness, ethics, positive psychology, personal growth, relationships, habits, contemplative practices, and the search for meaning.

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1	The Philanthropist Handbook: Finding Meaning in the Endowment of Humanity by Clay M. Grayson 4.64 avg rating — 36 ratings score: 500, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress by Steven Pinker (Goodreads Author) 4.20 avg rating — 32,490 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Meditation Time: Know Yourself and the World Around You by Laurent Grenier (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Deep Listening: Transform Your Relationships with Family, Friends, and Foes by Emily Kasriel (Goodreads Author) 3.75 avg rating — 177 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Breaking the Chain: Cutting Toxic Family Ties & Reclaiming Your Life by Stacie Webb 4.90 avg rating — 21 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Love Heals All Wounds: A Spiritual Guide to Overcoming Fear, Finding Inner Peace, and Unlocking Unlimited Possibilities by Linda F. Kent (Goodreads Author) 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	The Big Picture: On the Origins of Life, Meaning, and the Universe Itself by Sean Carroll (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 10,278 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	La vie revisitée: une perspective multidisciplinaire sur le but de l'existence by Laurent Grenier (Goodreads Author) 4.92 avg rating — 109 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Conscious: A Brief Guide to the Fundamental Mystery of the Mind by Annaka Harris (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 8,887 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Life Revisited: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Purpose of Existence by Laurent Grenier (Goodreads Author) 4.92 avg rating — 109 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Stumbling on Happiness by Daniel Todd Gilbert 3.82 avg rating — 63,754 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman 4.17 avg rating — 592,679 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Self Comes to Mind: Constructing the Conscious Brain by António Damásio 3.97 avg rating — 3,257 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Being You: A New Science of Consciousness by Anil Seth 4.10 avg rating — 4,944 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do? by Michael J. Sandel 4.30 avg rating — 27,808 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	The Moral Landscape: How Science Can Determine Human Values by Sam Harris 3.90 avg rating — 24,370 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion by Jonathan Haidt 4.19 avg rating — 66,485 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	The Life You Can Save: How to Do Your Part to End World Poverty by Peter Singer (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 6,911 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom by Jonathan Haidt 4.09 avg rating — 45,199 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Flourish: A Visionary New Understanding of Happiness and Well-being by Martin E.P. Seligman 3.84 avg rating — 7,261 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	The How of Happiness: A Scientific Approach to Getting the Life You Want by Sonja Lyubomirsky 3.90 avg rating — 10,483 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear (Goodreads Author) 4.32 avg rating — 1,318,688 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol S. Dweck 4.09 avg rating — 176,754 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance by Angela Duckworth (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 142,894 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	The Good Life: Lessons from the World's Longest Scientific Study of Happiness by Robert Waldinger 4.15 avg rating — 12,363 ratings score: 83, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	Social: Why Our Brains Are Wired to Connect by Matthew D. Lieberman (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 3,048 ratings score: 82, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	The Health Gap: The Challenge of an Unequal World by Michael G. Marmot 4.12 avg rating — 1,545 ratings score: 81, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams by Matthew Walker 4.37 avg rating — 228,396 ratings score: 80, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain by John J. Ratey 4.13 avg rating — 17,431 ratings score: 79, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness by Jon Kabat-Zinn 4.16 avg rating — 16,062 ratings score: 78, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Emotional Agility: Get Unstuck, Embrace Change, and Thrive in Work and Life by Susan David (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 14,655 ratings score: 77, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life by Jon Kabat-Zinn 4.13 avg rating — 54,125 ratings score: 76, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Why Buddhism Is True: The Science and Philosophy of Meditation and Enlightenment by Robert Wright 4.02 avg rating — 26,954 ratings score: 75, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	Altered Traits: Science Reveals How Meditation Changes Your Mind, Brain, and Body by Daniel Goleman (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 5,903 ratings score: 74, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl 4.37 avg rating — 886,610 ratings score: 73, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience by Mihály Csíkszentmihályi 4.11 avg rating — 89,021 ratings score: 72, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars