The ability to be happy is half inherited. Nele Pollatschek writes for all those who like herself don’t have happiness in their genes.
Scientific data proves that nearly half of our baseline capability for happiness is determined entirely by hereditary genetics. Nele Pollatschek did not inherit that happy gene. Yet, one morning, she finds herself genuinely and uncharacteristically happy. Through encounters with scientists and Hindus, psychologists, philosophers, writers and footballers, she explains how that shift came about. She talks about self-care and self-discipline, explains why trigger warnings are nonsense and why trauma is better than its reputation and above all, she explains how to become happy, even if you really aren’t cut out for it.
