{"id":112472,"date":"2026-01-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/archwaybookshop.co.uk\/?post_type=product&#038;p=112472"},"modified":"2026-03-24T11:00:59","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T11:00:59","slug":"happy-mind-happy-life","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/archwaybookshop.co.uk\/product\/9781405982160","title":{"rendered":"Happy Mind, Happy Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>The Instant No.1 Bestseller<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><i>&#8216;Even your first taste of this book&#8217;s practical, inviting and effective strategies for happiness will make you glad you did&#8217; &#8211;<\/i> from the foreword by Oliver Burkeman, author of<i> Four Thousand Weeks<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Happiness is a practice, not a destination. We often treat happiness as something to pursue, a reward we&#8217;ll reach once life is finally in order. But what if happiness is not an outcome, but a practice &#8211; the foundation that shapes how we meet each moment?<\/p>\n<p>Drawing on over twenty years as a doctor, Dr Rangan Chatterjee has seen that motivation and willpower rarely sustain us for long. True wellbeing only becomes possible when we learn to nurture what he calls <b>core happiness<\/b> &#8211; a steadier, more resilient form of joy that doesn&#8217;t depend on circumstances.<\/p>\n<p>In <i>Happy Mind, Happy Life<\/i>, Dr Chatterjee blends science, case studies, and simple exercises to show how small, daily choices ripple into lasting change. 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