Happiness is a subject I´ve been exploring for a long time, both in a personal way and as something to write about. The first two things that stand out to me from the hundreds of books and scientific papers I´ve read, as well as the many people I´ve interviewed, are these:
1) Happiness is a choice
2) You often have to run away before you stand any chance of accidentally discovering what it is that makes you happy.
If you´d like to learn more, click here to read an extract from my latest book Teach Yourself Happiness. It´s aimed at all ordinarily happy people who would just like to be happier still. But if you´re actually depressed, or know someone who is, click here to read an extract from Beat Your Depression, a book I wrote to accompany the invaluable advice given by Agony Aunt Denise Robertson who appears regularly on ITV´s This Morning.
The third thing that stands out when it comes to happiness is this. Physical contact with other human beings. And, in particular, sex with that one special person. I’ve studied and tested just about every approach and technique that so far exists and you can read what I wrote in Teach Yourself Great Sex by clicking here. Some of the ideas are new and some go back hundreds of years to the time of the Kama Sutra and beyond. Most people think the Kama Sutra is a book of acrobatic sex positions but, in fact, the book is about so much more and only a few of the positions involve any athleticism. If you´d really like to make love in the true spirit and style of the Kama Sutra (and I recommend you try it) click here.
Never forget that we´re all animals. Highly intelligent, advanced animals to be sure, but animals nevertheless. So it´s essential we always retain contact with Nature. Together with Christine Smith I´ve written a little book called The Outdoor Pocket Bible packed with the kind of practical information you´ll need to find your way in the countryside, tell an otter track from a badger track, know which tree you´re hugging, pick wild mushrooms, cook them over a camp fire at the end of the day, and identify the stars and planets while you´re doing it. To read an extract click here.
I would like to live for ever. Unfortunately, I haven´t yet discovered the secret of eternal life. But I have discovered several secrets that, combined together, should increase the average person´s life by around 10 years. They´re all contained in Teach Yourself Living Longer which is going to be published soon. If you´d like a preview click here.
Of course, there won´t be much point being able to live longer if the planet itself becomes uninhabitable due to global warming. If we´re going to beat it we just have to cut down on those carbon dioxide emissions and that, among other things, means cutting back on travel. That´s something I´m really going to miss. But maybe I won´t have to. And nor will you. In fact, we can still all travel if we do it the right way. If you want to know more, click here.
My books:
- Teach Yourself Happiness.
- Teach Yourself Great Sex.
- Teach Yourself The Kama Sutra.
- Teach Yourself Living Longer.
- Beat Your Depression.
Books written together with Christine Smith:
- Landscapes Of The Pyrenees
- Berlitz Discover Pyrenees
- The Rough Guide To The Pyrenees (first edition).
- Landscapes Of The Ebro Delta
- The Landscapes Companion
- The Environmental Business Handbook
- Au Revoir Angleterre
- Ditch The Donkey
- Bin The Bucket And Spade
- The Outdoor Pocket Bible
- The Green Travel Guide
