Psychologist Sonja Lyubomirsky's legendary bestseller is an insightful look at how little we know about what exactly makes us happy and what doesn't. Almost all of us have the belief that certain achievements (marriage, children, work, wealth) will make us happy and that certain failures or misfortunes (health problems, lack of a partner, not having enough money) will make us unhappy. This understanding is strongly reinforced by popular culture and continues to exist, despite the overwhelming evidence that our well-being does not depend on conformity to these black-and-white principles. Believing in myths can have disastrous consequences. Drawing on the latest advances in psychology, the author debunks the notorious myth about happiness and offers step-by-step strategies that can be followed to pave the way to a fulfilling life and increase the potential of our happiness. Backed up not by intuitive, but by conscious wisdom and detachment from specific problems, we will be able to meet our next moments of crisis fully armed; In addition, it is quite possible to use such serious challenges to achieve truly major successes.