How can we find happiness and hope even during challenging times? This is the question researcher Leo Bormans once again put to 100 top experts from 50 countries, over a decade after the first edition of this global bestseller. New Times call for New Answers.

Covid-19, war, climate change, poverty, and loneliness are disrupting lives. In these turbulent times, people are more determined than ever to focus on what really matters in life.
Meanwhile, what have the world’s happiness experts discovered? Each was invited to capture their new insights in a single sentence: the essence. To which they add the core of their research and six actionable steps. An inspiring guide for ourselves, our friends and society.

With contributions from Martin Seligman, Richard Easterlin, Barbara Fredrickson, Amy Isham, Michael Banissy and 95 other experts from every continent. From the USA to Japan, from Finland to Bhutan. Plus an insider perspective on how the world's five leading religions view happiness.