#1 New York Times bestselling author Dr. Daniel Amen reveals the seven neuroscience secrets to becoming more than 30 percent happier in just 30 days―regardless of your age, upbringing, genetics, or current situation.
Happiness is a brain function. With a healthier brain always comes a happier life.
After studying more than 200,000 brain scans of people from 155 countries, Dr. Amen has discovered five primary brain types and seven neuroscience secrets that influence happiness. In You, Happier, he explains them and offers practical, science-based strategies for optimizing your happiness. Dr. Amen will teach you how to:
Discover your brain type based on your personality and create happiness strategies best suited to you
Improve your overall brain health to consistently enhance your mood
Protect your happiness by distancing yourself from the “noise” in your head
Make seven simple decisions and ask seven daily questions to enhance your happiness
Creating consistent happiness is a daily journey. In You, Happier, Dr. Amen walks you through neuroscience-based habits, rituals, and choices that will boost your mood and help you live each day with clearly defined values, purpose, and goals.
Inside this book you’ll discover
The Seven Secrets to Happiness No One Is Talking About
Finding Happiness in the Brain
An Introduction to Brain Typing
The Balanced Brain Type: Happy Brain Systems and Balanced Neurochemicals
The Spontaneous Brain Type: The Prefrontal Cortex and Dopamine
The Persistent Brain Type: The Brain’s Gear Shifters and Serotonin
The Sensitive Brain Type: The Limbic System and Oxytocin and Endorphins
The Cautious Brain Type: The Anxiety Centers and GABA
BRIGHT MINDS Are Happier:
Essential Strategies to Optimize Your Brain for a More Positive Outlook
Happy Nutraceuticals: Natural Ways to Feel Good
The You, Happier Diet: Happy Foods vs. Sad Foods
Anchoring Happiness into Your Nervous System: Practices That Train Your Brain to Be Happy
Positivity Bias Training: Directing Your Mind to What’s Good
Happy Connections: The Neuroscience of Relationship Bliss
Happiness Around the World: What Different Cultures Teach Us about Happiness
Clarity: Core Values, Purpose, and Goals in the Four Circles
Meet our Author Daniel G. Amen, MD
Daniel G. Amen, MD is one of the most influential experts on brain health and mental health, propelling research with 11 Amen Clinics across the United States with the world’s largest database of brain scans for psychiatry.
He’s also the founder of BrainMD & Scan My Brain, has produced 17 National Public Television shows about the brain, and is a 12-time New York Times bestselling author. His research and methods have helped to train thousands of medical and mental health professionals, and now you can access his groundbreaking strategies with self-paced courses on a variety of topics.