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A wonderful take on ACT, and how to remove the barriers to contentment

Revisado: 12-28-21

I really enjoyed this book, which I discovered after I heard the author interviewed on a podcast.

I’ve tried reading Russ Harris’ book The Happiness Trap but could never get into it - now I know why, because the underlying premise (that humans aren’t “designed” to be happy all the time and constantly seeking happiness is what causes suffering) doesn’t sit with my own core belief - that our default can be contentment, if we can just remove the barriers to it. Mo Gawdat starts with this premise also, and then goes through strategies and stories to help us do the work to remove said barriers.

Although he doesn’t say it explicitly, most of the techniques he uses are very similar to ACT (which is basically a modern-day/scientific take on many Buddhist principals), expressed in a way I found easy to apply. So the tools he uses are the same as Russ Harris, but presented in a more… optimistic light, I guess.

I also loved that it was read by the author - I almost always prefer non-fiction read this way, as the authors emotion comes through well. And I found his accent added wonderfully to his storytelling.

Content Warning: there is mention throughout the book of the death of his son, and I cried several times because of this.

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