The Art of Being Unhappy

The Art of Being Unhappy Dirk De Wachter 65,000

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Author of the bestseller Borderline Times sold An inspiring take on happiness and purpose

Dirk De Wachter's titles have already sold more than 150,000 copies

140 x 220 mm | 112 pages | 20,000 words B&W illustrations | paperback | Czech, French and Complex Chinese rights sold Our society has become one of the highest highs, of a continuous striving to do better, go further, fly higher. What is worse: we hardly ever think about the fact that those highs do not make up for the lows. We do not realise that there is a difference between what makes us happy for a short period of time and what gives meaning to our lives.

But how are we to learn to make that distinction again if we can no longer fall back on the number of likes and comments we receive online? What can we gain from dealing with the ups and downs of life – and with each other – in a more truthful way? And what does it really mean to ‘be happy’?

In The Art of Being Unhappy, Dirk De Wachter discusses some of the major questions in today’s society that determine and even change our lives, but, more importantly, bring us closer to each other and to ourselves. It teaches us to sit back in wonder and think about the true meaning of happiness.

Dirk De Wachter is a psychiatrist-psychotherapist and head of systemic and family therapy at the University Psychiatric Centre, KU Leuven. He has written the bestsellers Borderline Times, Love. An Impossible Desire? and The World of De Wachter.

Love. An Impossible Desire?

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Borderline Times all rights available

The World of De Wachter

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