7 Books to Read on the Art and Science of Happiness

Maria Popova and the team from Brain Pickings have put together a list of 7 books that they feel best represent the art and science of happiness. As Popova says, these books are "rooted in solid science, contemporary philosophy and cross-disciplinary insight."

One of the books to make the list is the Dalai Lama's The Art of Happiness. Popova says, "Both timeless and timely in today’s cultural landscape of ubiquitous moral, political and environmental turmoil, where it’s all the more important to develop the skills for finding inner peace amids chaos, The Art of Happiness captures with eloquent simplicity the most important point of all: Happiness, like any art, requires diligent study and disciplined practice."

Here is the complete list.

1. The Happiness Hypothesis - Jonathan Haidt
2. Stumbling on Happiness - Daniel Gilbert
3. The Art of Happiness - The Dalai Lama
4. Happiness - Matthieu Ricard
5. The Happiness Project - Gretchen Rubin
6. Authentic Happiness - Martin Seligman
7. The Gifts of Imperfection - Brené Brown