The Blue Zones of Happiness: A Blueprint for a Better Life by Dan BuettnerMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
Interesting insights into the 3 Ps of passion, purpose and pleasure, and what that means for country, community and self.
Dan explores the 3 Ps through the lens of the cocentric circles of your life. He takes an outward (worldly) to inward (self) view of the role of the 3Ps. Providing examples and tips/techniques.
To provide content, the 3 Ps are:
Pride This doesn’t mean arrogance, instead, the author is talking about an overall sense of satisfaction with your life. When you look back on your life, do you feel a sense of pride about who you are and what you have done?
Pleasure This is about your experiences and emotions. People high in pleasure report more positive experiences and fewer negative experiences, and also report higher levels of positive emotions and lower levels of negative emotions.
Purpose Purpose asks whether you believe you are engaging in meaningful pursuits on a daily basis. For example, do you find your job meaningful, or is it just a paycheck?
This is potentially not a book you need to read from start to finish. The better option is to focus more on which aspects suit your personal and/or community needs at the time.
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