The harder we try to be happy, the less happy we are, partly due to a heightened sense of self-consciousness that makes it hard to fully appreciate small, spontaneous pleasure.

I liked the exhaustive amount of research Robson includes in the book. However, as I'm not too familiar with the field, I didn't have any arguments to compare / bounce off. That said, there's something liberating about the message here that the way we frame our experiences can revitalize both our health and well-being.