Today's book recommendation is by Rick Hanson, Hardwiring Happiness: The Practical Science of Reshaping Your Brain - and Your Life.

 

Rick Hanson is an American neuropsychologist with strong links to the Positive Psychology movement. In this wide ranging book he explains that our brains have a negativity bias - bad experiences 'stick' like Velcro and we tend to dwell on them, whereas good experiences are more likely to slide away like a poached egg off your Teflon coated frying pan! He says this is because we are hard wired to survive, and so we see threats more readily than we see sources of pleasure and contentment. He gives ways to counteract this Stone Age mentality so that we can savour and hang on more to our many good experiences, especially of safety, satisfaction and contentment. He calls this the HEAL process, 

It's an exciting read with lots of practical advice. I hope you enjoy it!