The Importance of Being Miserable
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The Importance of Being Miserable
Product Details
Author: Eamon Evans
ISBN: 9781923135192
Publisher: Affirm Press
Publish date: 30 December 2025
Pages: 272
Binding: Paperback
Language: English
Subjects: Humor, Topic, Cultural, Ethnic & Regional, History, Philosophy, Self-Help, Personal Growth, Happiness, Social Science, Sociology
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 modern 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 pagans, podcasts 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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