The Future of Happiness

Amy Blankson is the only person to be named a Point of Light by two Presidents (President Bush and President Clinton). She received a Presidential appointment to serve a five-year term on the Board of Directors of the Corporation for National Service, and was one of the youngest delegates to the Presidents' Summit for America's Future. Amy received her BA from Harvard and MBA from Yale School of Management. She went on found the Future of Philanthropy Conference at Yale University. In 2007, Amy cofounded GoodThink to bring the science of happiness to life for organizations and individuals. Amy brings both passion and practicality to GoodThink. She is currently doing research in partnership with Google to determine how to make positive psychology strategies stick and create sustainable positive change. She serves as a Visioneer for the Xprize Foundation for Personal Health, and is a featured expert on Oprah's Happiness OCourse. Amy is the author of the award-winning book Ripple's Effect, and lives in Dallas, TX with her husband and three beautiful daughters who teach her about the joy of positivity and the importance of gratitude on a daily basis.

Foreword Introduction Part One: The Three Burning Questions of the Digital Era Where Are We Heading? Would We Be Better Without Tech? What Will Happiness Look Like? Part Two: The Five Strategies Strategy #1 Stay Grounded How to Focus and Channel Your Energy with Intention The Challenge: Navigating Digital Distraction and Addiction The Strategy: Grounding Ourselves with Intention Strategy #2 Know Thyself How Quantifying Yourself Helps Eliminate Limiting Beliefs on Your Potential The Challenge: Recognizing Limiting Beliefs The Strategy: Magnifying Your Microdecisions Strategy #3 Train Your Brain How to Put Together the Building Blocks of a Smarter, Happier Mind The Challenge: Dealing With a Brain That Has a Mind of Its Own The Strategy: Optimizing Your Mindset Strategy #4 Create a Habitat for Happiness How to Build Greater Happiness into Our Homes, Workplaces and Communities The Challenge: Deciding Whether Technology Is Our Friend or Foe? The Strategy: Reshaping Spaces, Places, and the Fences in Between Strategy #5 Innovate Consciously How to Use Your Innate Power to Shape the Future of Technology and Happiness The Challenge: Seeking a Happiness Upgrade The Strategy: Creating a Balanced New World A Concluding Letter Summary of Key Points Glossary Technology Referenced Notes Index Acknowledgments About the Author About GoodThink