Rick Hanson, Ph.D., is a neuropsychologist and author of Hardwiring Happiness, Buddha's Brain, Just One Thing, and Mother Nurture. Founder of the Wellspring Institute for Neuroscience and Contemplative Wisdom, and an Affiliate of the Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley, he's been an invited speaker at Oxford, Stanford, and Harvard, and taught in meditation centers worldwide. He has several audio programs and his free Just One Thing newsletter has over 95,000 subscribers.
"Rick Hanson is a master of his craft, showing us a wise path for
daily living in this book. Based in the latest findings of
neuroscience, this book reveals that if we understand the brain a
little, we can take care of our lives a lot, and make a real
difference to our well-being. Here is a book to savor, to practice,
and to take to heart."
- Mark Williams, Ph.D., Professor, University of Oxford, author of
Mindfulness
"The cultivation of happiness is one of the most important skills
anyone can ever learn. Luckily, it's not hard when we know the way
to water and nourish these wholesome seeds, which are already there
in our consciousness. This book offers simple, accessible,
practical steps for touching the peace and joy that are every
person's birthright."
-Thich Nhat Hanh, author of Being Peace and Understanding Our Mind
"In this remarkable book, one of the world's leading authorities on
mind training shows how to cultivate the helpful and good within
us. In a beautifully written and accessible way, Rick Hanson offers
us an inspiring gift of wise insights and compassionate and
uplifting practices that will be of enormous benefit to all who
read this book. A book of hope and joyfulness."
-Paul Gilbert, Ph.D., O.B.E., Professor, University of Derby,
author of The Compassionate Mind "Rick Hanson's new book works
practical magic: it teaches you how, in a few seconds, to rewire
your brain for greater happiness, peace, and well-being. This is
truly a book I wish every human being could read - it's that
important. I hope we'll soon be saying to each other, in meetings,
over coffee, in crowded subway cars: "Take in the good?"
-Jennifer Louden, author of The Woman's Comfort Book
"I have learned more about positive psychology from Rick Hanson
than from any other scientist. Read this book, take in the good,
and change your brain so that you can become the person you were
destined to be."
-Robert A. Emmons, Ph.D., Professor, University of California at
Davis, Editor-in-Chief, The Journal of Positive Psychology, author
of Gratitude Works! and Thanks! "Hardwiring Happiness provides the
reader with a user friendly toolkit to expand feelings of happiness
and to functionally erase the profound consequences of negative
memories and experiences."
-Stephen Porges, Ph.D., Professor of Psychiatry, University of
North Carolina, author of The Polyvagal Theory "Learning to take in
the good is like fully and mindfully breathing in life: it allows
us to access our inner strengths, creativity, vitality and love. In
his brilliant new book, Rick Hanson gives us the fascinating
science behind attending to positive experiences, and offers
powerful and doable ways to awaken the deep and lasting wellbeing
we yearn for."
-Tara Brach, Ph.D., author of Radical Acceptance and True Refuge
"Hardwiring Happiness teaches us the life-affirming skills of
inverting our evolutionary bias to hold on to the negative in our
lives and instead soak in and savor the positive. What better gift
can we give our selves or our loved ones than an effective strategy
to increase joy through brain-based steps that are both accessible
and pleasurable? Bravo"
-Daniel J. Siegel, M.D., Clinical Professor, UCLA School of
Medicine, author of Mindsight, The Mindful Brain, and Brainstorm
"Truly helpful and wise, this book nourishes your practical
goodness and feeds the vitality of your human spirit. Following
these practices will transform your life."
-Jack Kornfield, Ph.D., author of A Path With Heart "Dr. Hanson has
laid out an amazingly clear, easy, and practical pathway to
happiness."
-Kristin Neff, Ph.D., Associate Professor, University of Texas at
Austin, author of Self-Compassion "Rick Hanson is brilliant at
making complex scientific information about the brain simple. For
anyone wanting to decode the black box of the brain and take
advantage of its potential, this is the book to read."
-Harville Hendrix, Ph.D., co-author with Helen LaKelly Hunt of
Making Marriage Simple "I happened to be reading Hardwiring
Happiness while my mother was dying in hospice. Following the
instructions in the book, there was a healing that transformed my
experience of my mother's dying. This was the right book for the
right moment, and I am deeply grateful for it."
-Gordon Peerman, D. Min., Episcopal priest and psychotherapist,
author of Blessed Relief "With current neuroscience to back him up,
Rick Hanson has given us an incredible gift. The practices within
this book don't take much time at all, yet have the potential to
yield true and lasting change."
-Sharon Salzberg, author of Lovingkindness and Real Happiness "Dr.
Hanson offers a remarkably simple, yet transformative, approach to
cultivating happiness. He provides clear instructions for bringing
these insights into challenging areas such as parenting,
procrastination, healing trauma, and transforming relationships.
This book is a gift, one you will want to read over and over and
share with your friends."
-Christopher Germer, Ph.D., Clinical Instructor, Harvard Medical
School, author, The Mindful Path to Self-Compassion, co-editor,
Mindfulness and Psychotherapy "Seamlessly weaving together insights
from modern neuroscience, positive psychology, evolutionary
biology, and years of clinical practice, Dr. Hanson provides a
wealth of practical tools anyone can use to feel less anxious,
frustrated, and distressed in everyday life. With humor, warmth,
and humility, this book combines new research and ancient wisdom to
give us easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions to live richer,
happier, and more loving lives."
-Ronald D. Siegel, Psy.D., Assistant Clinical Professor, Harvard
Medical School, and author, The Mindfulness Solution "Rather than
offering simplistic positive thinking, Dr. Hanson's synthesis of
the new science of the brain is realistic and practical. Stop
needless suffering, take in the good with his HEAL formula, calm
down and green your brain, and flip the switch. We all need
Hardwiring Happiness as a wise, daily practice."
-Sara Gottfried, M.D., author of The Hormone Cure "Dr. Hanson shows
us, in compelling prose sprinkled with humor, how we can learn to
"re-wire" our brain, so that we can respond to the world in a
receptive mode, one resting in peace, contentment, and love. I
can't imagine a better prescription for our troubled world!"
-Robert D. Truog, MD, Professor of Medical Ethics, Anesthesiology,
and Pediatrics and Director of Clinical Ethics, Harvard Medical
School
"Always on the cutting edge, Rick Hanson is brilliant at making the
neuroscience of happiness accessible, engaging, and practical. If
you're looking for greater happiness, more fulfilling
relationships, or greater peace of mind, this book is a
treasure."
-Marci Shimoff, author of Happy for No Reason and Chicken Soup for
the Woman's Soul "In a lively and lovely voice, Rick Hanson offers
an inspiring, easily accessible guidebook to living happily."
-Sylvia Boorstein, Ph.D., author of Happiness Is An Inside Job "Why
should you read this over any other happiness or mindfulness book?
Because the prose, stories, and concrete strategies are beautiful,
lucid, and most importantly, they work. I cannot remember the last
time a book brought me peace of mind as quickly and
effectively."
-Todd B. Kashdan, Ph.D., Associate Professor, George Mason
University, author of Curious? "Carefully explaining both the
neurobiology and practice of happiness Dr. Hanson writes simply
enough that anyone can use this book as a primary resource to bring
more joy and less stress into their lives."
-Frederic Luskin, Ph.D., Director of Stanford Forgiveness Projects,
author of Forgive for Good "Just as a journey of a thousand miles
begins with a single step, a life filled with joy and contentment
is created "a dozen seconds at a time," as Rick Hanson shows us in
this game-changing book. Hardwiring Happiness is an essential guide
to finding peace and joy in our busy modern world--happiness that
is not dependent on external or material conditions, but that is an
essential part of who we are, no matter where we are or what we
have. I can't stop thinking about the implications of this
book."
-Christine Carter, Ph.D., former Director of the Greater Good
Science Center, University of California, Berkeley, author of
Raising Happiness "Dr. Hanson provides an exceptionally clear and
compelling explanation as to why we tend to focus on what's wrong
far more than what's right. If you want to shape your own brain for
the better and make feeling good a reflex, get this book and absorb
its wisdom!"
-Michael D. Yapko, Ph.D., author of Mindfulness and Hypnosis and
Depression is Contagious "This deeply intelligent, beautifully
written book weaves current neuroscience together with ancient and
contemporary wisdom, and then translates these brilliantly into
deceptively simple yet highly effective practices that really make
a big difference - I know because I've done them."
- Anat Baniel, author of Move Into Life and Kids Beyond Limits
"Hardwiring Happiness demonstrates powerfully how a series of small
steps brings about big changes."
- Phillip Moffitt, author of Emotional Chaos to Clarity and Dancing
with Life "The author weaves together the rigor of science, the
beauty of art, the wisdom of reflection, and decades of clinical
experience to offer us one of the most exceptional books on how to
cultivate greater happiness and well being in our lives."
- Shauna L. Shapiro, Ph.D., professor, Santa Clara University,
co-author of The Art and Science of Mindfulness "In Hardwiring
Happiness, Dr. Rick Hanson has given us an instruction manual for
creating new brain patterns. This ability, once mastered, can
change your life. And he does it all with a gentle humor and
kindness that shines throughout the book."
- Bill O'Hanlon, Diplomate of the American Psychotherapy
Association, author of The Change Your Life Book and Do One Thing
Different "This book is a gem. I recommend keeping it on your
bedside table and making it the first thing you read each day."
-- Cassandra Vieten, Ph.D., President, Institute of Noetic
Sciences, coauthor of Living Deeply
"Dr. Hanson clearly and elegantly teaches practices and
perspectives that change our lives by changing our brains. If you
want a primer for true happiness, this is it."
- Andrew Dreitcer, PhD, Associate Professor, Claremont Lincoln
University, coauthor of Beyond the Ordinary
"In this book, the insights of neuroscience become clear,
practical, and profoundly transformative. Rick Hanson is the one
expert in this realm that I've come to trust completely, and
following his guidance is "taking in the good" indeed."
- Raphael Cushnir, author of The One Thing Holding You Back
"Hardwiring Happiness is a masterful wow, guiding readers to
skillfully take charge of rewiring their brains. The benefits will
be immediate, the well-being long-lasting, and the process
life-changing."
- Linda Graham, MFT, author of Bouncing Back "With the compassion
and gentleness of a good friend and the rigor and precision of an
engineer, Rick Hanson gives you the key takeaways from neuroscience
that will enable you rewire your brain for a more joyful life."
- Terry Patten, author of Integral Life Practice "I can't help but
fall in love with this book, it is so powerful in its elegant
simplicity. Hardwiring Happiness opens us up to the small choices
that are all around us to live a happy, fulfilled and resilient
life."
- Elisha Goldstein, Ph.D., author of The Now Effect and A
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Workbook "Unique in the growing
field of neuroscience, Rick Hanson not only explains how the brain
works, he gives us the tools to fix it. This book is a toolbox for
transformation."
- Wes Nisker, author of Buddha's Nature "Rick Hanson takes the
technical and complicated and makes it simple, even ordinary. In
Hardwiring Happiness, he has created an accessible, practical, and
user-friendly guide that will help readers enhance their sense of
well-being while also interrupting their habitual patterns of
suffering."
- Karen Kissel Wegela, Ph.D., Professor, Naropa University, author
of Contemplative Psychotherapy Essentials (coming from W.W. Norton
in 2014) "In this beautifully written book, Dr. Hanson walks us
through the principles and practices that lead to transformation.
He has an uncanny capacity to find the gems in dry, complex
scientific research and combine them with his wisdom, wit,
knowledge, and compassion. In Hardwiring Happiness, this results in
profound, life changing lessons for us all."
- Daniel Ellenberg, Ph.D., co-author of Lovers For Life "A
fascinating exploration of the new science of happiness and how we
can learn to shape our own brains."
- Roman Krznaric, Ph.D., author of The Wonderbox
"Hardwiring Happiness is a clear, easy-to-understand, fun and
profound roadmap to genuine happiness. If you do the practices,
they can change your life. Take in all the good this terrific book
has to offer."
- James Baraz, author of Awakening Joy "An awesome set of
instructions for upgrading the mental operating system!"
- Vincent Horn, founder of Buddhist Geeks "This book not only
explains how to develop essential qualities of peace, satisfaction
and connection - but also a sense of hopefulness that we can
radically affect our reality and our well being."
- Mark Coleman, author of Awake in the Wild "Hardwiring Happiness
is fantastic--offering us an evolutionary perspective on our
brain's built-in negativity bias, and then giving us practical
tools for dealing with it. Brilliant."
- Brian Johnson, CEO of en*theos "Here's what I love about Rick
Hanson's book: it's practical, it's based on science, and it's full
of wisdom. Best of all, it actually works."
- Geneen Roth, author of Women Food and God and Lost and Found
"Our brains are evolved to be highly focused on threats and
setbacks and less focused on the good things in life. This has
worked well as a survival process over millions of years but now
can be a cause of suffering in all kinds of ways. In this
remarkable book one of the world's leading authorities on mind
training takes these insights and shows us ways we can cultivate
the helpful and good within us. In a beautifully written and
accessible way, with many personal anecdotes, Rick Hanson offers us
an inspiring gift of wise insights and compassionate and uplifting
practices that will be of enormous benefit to all who read this
book. A book of hope and joyfulness." -- Paul Gilbert, Ph.D.,
O.B.E., author of "The Compassionate Mind: A New Approach to Life's
Challenges"
"Always on the cutting edge, Rick Hanson is brilliant at making the
neuroscience of happiness accessible, engaging, and practical. In
"Hardwiring Happiness," he offers powerful, research-based
practices to turn your everyday positive experiences into lasting
changes in your brain that will transform your life. If you're
looking for greater happiness, more fulfilling relationships, or
greater peace of mind, this book is a treasure." --Marci Shimoff,
author of "Happy for No Reason" and "Chicken Soup to the Woman's
Soul" "I have learned more about positive psychology from Rick
Hanson than from any other scientist. With "Hardwiring Happiness,"
he has done it again. He makes the compelling case that sustainable
happiness requires neural rewiring in order for happiness to take
hold in our lives. Hanson's explanation of the practical science of
neuroplasticity is both accessible and fascinating. Read this book,
take in the good, and change your brain so that you can become the
person you were destined to be." --Robert A. Emmons, Ph.D.,
Editor-in-Chief, "The Journal of Positive Psychology," author of
"Gratitude Works!" and "Thanks! How the New Science of Gratitude
Can Make You Happier"
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