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Joyful: The surprising power of ordinary things to create extraordinary happiness

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‘This book has the power to change everything’ Susan Cain, author of Quiet In this groundbreaking book, designer Ingrid Fetell Lee explores how making small changes to your surroundings can create extraordinary happiness in your life. Drawing on insights from neuroscience and psychology, she reveals how the seemingly mundane spaces and objects we interact with every day have surprising effects on our mood and how we can harness the power of our environment to live fuller, healthier and more joyful lives. ‘An inexhaustible and exciting guide to what makes life good’ Arianna Huffington ‘This mesmerizing book will open your eyes to all the places where joy is hiding in plain sight’ Adam Grant, bestselling author of Think Again

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Weight 0.252 kg
Dimensions 2.2 × 12.7 × 19.8 cm
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Format

Paperback
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Pages

368
Publisher

Year Published

2021-5-13
Imprint

Publication City/Country

London, United Kingdom
ISBN 10

1846045401
About The Author

Ingrid Fetell Lee is a designer and the founder of the blog The Aesthetics of Joy. She has been featured as an expert on design and joy by outlets such as the New York Times, Wired and Fast Company, and her 2018 TED talk received a standing ovation. Lee was formerly Design Director at global innovation firm IDEO and was a founding faculty member in the Products of Design programme at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. She holds an MA in Industrial Design from Pratt Institute and a BA in English and Creative Writing from Princeton University. http://www.aestheticsofjoy.com
Review Quote

This book has the power to change everything. Writing with depth, wit, and insight, Ingrid Fetell Lee shares all you need to know in order to create external environments that give rise to inner joy.
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A completely original treatment of a completely new and original idea: we all have within the power to design joy into our lives. Joyful is an inexhaustible and exciting guide to what makes life good

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