The Importance of Being Miserable : A short history of human happiness, and why sometimes it's good to feel bad
by
Eamon Evans
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Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
1923135198
ISBN-13
9781923135192
Publisher
Affirm Press
Imprint
Affirm Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Dec 30th, 2025
Print length
272 Pages
Weight
338 grams
Dimensions
23.40 x 15.60 x 2.10 cms
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Humans just want to be happy, yes? After all, that’s what life’s all about. Well ... no.
Humans just want to be happy, yes? After all, that’s what life’s all about. Well ... no. It turns out that, for a huge chunk of history, feeling good was the furthest thing from our minds. Expecting life to be fun and fulfilling (or, if all else fails, fine) is actually a very recent phenomenon. And there’s every reason to think that it’s making us sad. A playful tour of Western ‘progress’, from ancient philosophers to modern day pop stars via pills, priests, Proust and the plague, The Importance of Being Miserable explores how, why and when we all started to pursue happiness. And why feeling bad may not actually be all that bad.
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