The blog will pick a word of the week, to share & explore the selected word. Here’s an expression for the word – surprise.
In Life In Three Dimensions, Shigehiro Oishi shares his journey of surprising discoveries & offers us a groundbreaking new understanding of happiness. What makes a good life? Is it the simple, predictable pleasures that we call happiness? Is the answer a deeper sense of meaning & purpose? Both happiness & meaning as paths to a good life have decades of scientific research to support them.
But in the recent years, Oishi has uncovered a third dimension to a good life – psychological richness. A psychologically rich life prioritises curiosity, discovery & exploration of a variety of diverse experiences. These can be as simple as taking a nature hike or as complex as moving to a new country. The key to a psychologically rich experience is a resilient mindset & a shift in perspective that helps us to learn & grow.
Life In Three Dimensions explores the lives truly defined by psychological richness – those of prominent people like Steve Jobs or Oliver Sacks, successful characters from literature & film, as well as ordinary people who in college or beyond, embraced surprises, belief & unique challenges to deepen or enrich their lives. In this wise & wonderful read, Oishi shares how anyone can build a fuller, more authentic life. Surprisingly inspirational.
You explained it in such a relatable way. Well done!
I wish I had read this sooner!