The conquest of happiness

this book is a concrete overview of causes of unhappiness and contemplating ways to find happiness. in the times of depression, lack of motivation, boredom and sadness, this book is the best cure to root out all. Bertrand Russell is a renowned writer and this book is truly a masterpiece which can be easily understood by everyone,

1. The Conquest of Happiness
By Bertrand Russell
Presented by: Aabshar Khan

2. Aim
•To concentrate on the root causes of unhappiness and undermining them
one by one.
•To find several reasons from our daily life “to be happy”.
•To cultivate consciousness and taming unconsciousness
•To focus on mistaken habits

3. Aim
•To advocate rational thinking over irrational thinking
•To compel reader towards contemplating world
•To reflect upon harms of self-absorption and self-reflection
•To inculcate the usefulness of external interests

4. Causes of Unhappiness
ХInvesting all emotions in one interest while ignoring others.
ХLaziness and lethargy
ХBoredom
ХDetachment from Life of Earth
ХWorrying: Deficient Control over thoughts
ХMulling over sorrow and lack of competency
ХLack of impersonal interests

5. ХLack of mental-discipline
ХFears
ХEnvy
ХOverlooking the triviality of things
ХExtreme self-love, self-absorption, self-deception
ХNon-congenial circumstances
ХFamily problems
Causes of Unhappiness

6. Causes of Happiness
•The family
•Affection
•Zest
•Excitement
•Work
•Impersonal interests

7. Even we know causes of happiness but here are
certain facts that we cant control, which can make
our life unhappy. Happiness is not supposed to
happen to you rather you have to conquer it.

8. How to conquer happiness?
Demolishing egotism and considering yourself a normal human being
Stop being perfectionist and self-deceptive
Struggling and hard-work for achieving aim instead of blaming
circumstances
Expunging fears by considering their trivialities and irrelevance to cosmos
Concentrating the insignificance of troubles and moving on

9. Not letting circumstances affect our rationality
Widening the area of interests in outer world
Undermining purposes that govern our acts to others
Letting go of worries by reflecting upon their futility
How to conquer happiness?

10. Conclusion
Thechoiceofhappinessandunhappinessdependsonourrationalthinking.
Weshouldskipoutminorthingsandfillourthoughtswithinterestingthingsin
thecosmos.Everythingshouldbekeptinbalanceanditispossibleonlyifwe
letitbepossible.Andwecanbehappyanywhereatanytime.Youarethe
masterofyourownhappinessnotthefate.