Dr Badri Bajaj

Happiness A to Z: Evidence-Based Strategies for Achieving Well-being and Fulfilment

A complete guide to understanding and maximising your own happiness and the happiness of others, presented as an alphabet of techniques that are practical, easy to implement and enhanced by personal stories from key names in the field. With contributions from Robert Biswas-Diener, Jonathan Passmore, Marcia Reynolds and Lindsay Oades.

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Description

Happiness A-Z is a practical guide to increasing personal happiness, presented as an alphabet of twenty-six simple, easy-to-implement strategies. Each chapter looks at the evidence, mechanisms, benefits and applications for a single strategy: Appreciation; Bonding; Collaboration; Digital Detox; Emotions; Forgiveness; Gratitude; Helping; Intentions; Journaling; Knowing; Learning; Meaning; Nature; Optimism; Playfulness; Quiet; Relaxing; Savouring; Time; Uniqueness; Values; Willingness; Xcel; Yay!; and Zest. Woven throughout the material are short personal stories from well-known names in the field of happiness and human performance including Robert Biswas-Diener, Marcia Reynolds and Jonathan Passmore. Motivational in tone, broad in scope and packed with insider tips and straightforward advice, Happiness A-Z is an essential resource for anyone seeking to cultivate greater joy in their own life and the lives of others.

Author

Dr Badri Bajaj is a faculty member and Associate Professor at the Jaypee Institute of Information Technology (JIIT), Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India. He is a researcher, facilitator and coach with two decades of teaching and training experience. He holds a PhD in Emotional Intelligence and Leadership, and he has published in influential journals, magazines, newspapers and blogs. His research is used in a Coursera MOOC, ‘Inspiring Leadership through Emotional Intelligence.’

Dr Bajaj is an Associate Editor with Frontiers in Psychology journal and has conducted training for institutions such as Henley Business School, the Mindful Leadership Summit and the Indian Navy. He has served as President on the Board of the International Coaching Federation (ICF) Delhi Chapter. In February 2017 he received ‘The 100 Best Global Coaching Leaders Award’ from CHRO Asia and the World HRD Congress.

Audience

Relevant for everyone, but particularly valuable for leaders, coaches, professionals, managers responsible for employee wellbeing and people interested in positive psychology, human performance and the science of happiness.

Details

Publisher: Pavilion Publishing and Media Ltd

ISBN: 9781803884394

Publication date: 30th June 2025

Content

Introduction

A Appreciation
B Bonding
C Collaboration
D Digital Detox
E Emotions
F Forgiveness
G Gratitude
H Helping
I Intentions
J Journaling
K Knowing
L Learning
M Meaning
N Nature
O Optimism
P Playfulness
Q Quiet
R Relaxing
S Savouring
T Time
U Uniqueness
V Values
W Willingness
X Xcel
Y Yay!
Z Zest

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