Folder Name: 2229
Book Name: E00444_The Conquest of Happiness.pdf
Summary: The Conquest of Happiness, first published in 1930 by Bertrand Russell, offers practical advice for achieving happiness in everyday life. Russell aims to provide common-sense solutions inspired by his own experiences to help readers increase their personal happiness. The book explores the reasons behind human unhappiness, focusing on the modern world’s challenges and societal pressures that affect individuals. Russell emphasizes the importance of cultivating genuine interests, friendly attitudes towards others, and outward-directed focus to combat self-absorption and find happiness. He discusses the power of effort, resignation, and the pursuit of power in diverse forms as essential elements in the quest for personal fulfillment and contentment. Ultimately, Russell suggests that achieving happiness is a personal endeavor that requires a balance of inward and outward efforts, and an acceptance of individual desires for power and influence over one's own life and surroundings.