4.5 stars
I picked up this book intending to dip in and out as the mood fit, however, I ended up reading it from start to finish rather quickly. Emily Esfahani Smith begins with the assertion that studies have shown that fleetingness and fickleness of happiness has very little to do with depressed or suicidal thoughts, but rather is greatly effected by whether one's life is perceived to have meaning. She then provides chapters on different interpretations of meaning and snippets from people who have overcome great odd by finding meaning in their lives. I thought this was incredibly well researched and written with very interesting and inspiring ideas that are especially relevant in our current, somewhat toxic, environment. I would highly recommend this to people who are still suffering the affects of the 2016 election cycle. I received this book from the LibraryThing giveaway in exchange for an honest review.
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