Why most self-help plans don’t work: “You can’t just cut and paste a few things happy people do and hope that your life is going to improve”

Human beings have been seeking happiness, presumably, since the dawn of time, but it’s only recently that happiness has become an industry. Between self-help books, academic studies, and the positive psychology movement, you’d think everything had been said on the matter.
But Raj Raghunathan, a University of Texas business professor who draws from psychology and various social sciences, comes up with some fresh insights in his new book, “If You’re So Smart, Why Aren&rsquo