The Myths of Happiness
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The Myths of Happiness is a popular psychology book by Sonja Lyubomirsky that challenges common assumptions about what life events will make us happy and offers research-based strategies for cultivating lasting well-being.
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| The Myths of Happiness canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10947830 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Myths of Happiness Context triple: [Sonja Lyubomirsky, notableWork, The Myths of Happiness]
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A.
The How of Happiness
The How of Happiness is a popular positive psychology book by Sonja Lyubomirsky that presents research-based strategies and exercises for increasing long-term happiness.
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B.
The Business of Happiness
The Business of Happiness is a book by entrepreneur and sports team owner Ted Leonsis that blends memoir and business advice to argue that true success comes from pursuing happiness, meaning, and service to others alongside financial achievement.
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The Alchemy of Happiness
The Alchemy of Happiness is a seminal ethical and spiritual treatise by the Persian theologian Al-Ghazali that guides readers toward inner purification and closeness to God.
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D.
A Short Guide to a Happy Life
A Short Guide to a Happy Life is a brief, reflective nonfiction book by Anna Quindlen that offers personal insights and practical wisdom on living a more meaningful and fulfilling life.
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E.
Take Up a Course in Happiness
"Take Up a Course in Happiness" is a song featured on Stevie Wonder’s 1970 album "Where I’m Coming From."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Myths of Happiness Target entity description: The Myths of Happiness is a popular psychology book by Sonja Lyubomirsky that challenges common assumptions about what life events will make us happy and offers research-based strategies for cultivating lasting well-being.
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A.
The How of Happiness
The How of Happiness is a popular positive psychology book by Sonja Lyubomirsky that presents research-based strategies and exercises for increasing long-term happiness.
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B.
The Business of Happiness
The Business of Happiness is a book by entrepreneur and sports team owner Ted Leonsis that blends memoir and business advice to argue that true success comes from pursuing happiness, meaning, and service to others alongside financial achievement.
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C.
The Alchemy of Happiness
The Alchemy of Happiness is a seminal ethical and spiritual treatise by the Persian theologian Al-Ghazali that guides readers toward inner purification and closeness to God.
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D.
A Short Guide to a Happy Life
A Short Guide to a Happy Life is a brief, reflective nonfiction book by Anna Quindlen that offers personal insights and practical wisdom on living a more meaningful and fulfilling life.
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E.
Take Up a Course in Happiness
"Take Up a Course in Happiness" is a song featured on Stevie Wonder’s 1970 album "Where I’m Coming From."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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non-fiction book ⓘ popular psychology book ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
challenge cultural myths about happiness
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help readers cultivate lasting happiness ⓘ |
| author | Sonja Lyubomirsky ⓘ |
| basedOn |
empirical research
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positive psychology research ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| focusesOn |
common assumptions about happiness
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evidence-based strategies for happiness ⓘ life events and happiness ⓘ long-term well-being ⓘ misconceptions about what makes people happy ⓘ |
| genre |
psychology
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self-help ⓘ |
| hasPart |
chapters on adversity and resilience
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chapters on love and marriage ⓘ chapters on money and success ⓘ chapters on work and career ⓘ |
| hasReception | well received by popular psychology readers ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
adaptation to life events
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gratitude ⓘ intentional activities for well-being ⓘ material success and happiness ⓘ relationships and happiness ⓘ work and happiness ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general readers
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readers interested in psychology ⓘ readers seeking self-improvement ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
emotions
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happiness ⓘ life satisfaction ⓘ positive psychology ⓘ subjective well-being ⓘ well-being ⓘ |
| mediaType |
audiobook
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ebook ⓘ print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
challenging conventional wisdom about happiness
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translating academic research into practical advice ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2013 ⓘ |
| publisher | Penguin Press ⓘ |
| relatedWork | The How of Happiness ⓘ |
| usesConcept |
hedonic adaptation
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intentional activity ⓘ set point theory of happiness ⓘ |
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Subject: The Myths of Happiness Description of subject: The Myths of Happiness is a popular psychology book by Sonja Lyubomirsky that challenges common assumptions about what life events will make us happy and offers research-based strategies for cultivating lasting well-being.
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