🏛️ Well-Being Policy

An examination of how governments can—and should—design policy around citizens' holistic flourishing rather than narrow economic indicators.

Fragmented Democracy

by Jamila Michener • 2018

Your zip code decides your Medicaid benefits. It also decides whether you bother with politics.

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120

🏛️ American Federalism 🏥 Health Policy ⚖️ Political Inequality 🏢 Bureaucratic Encounters 🔗 Race And Poverty

Fragmented Democracy 90%

Your zip code decides your Medicaid benefits. It also decides whether you bother with politics.

by Jamila Michener 2018

4.23

120 ratings

🏛️ American Federalism 🏥 Health Policy ⚖️ Political Inequality 🏢 Bureaucratic Encounters 🔗 Race And Poverty

The Two Percent Solution

by Matt Miller • 2003

America's biggest domestic problems cost two percent of GDP to fix. That's the whole argument.

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🏛️ Domestic Policy 🏥 Healthcare Reform 📚 Education Reform 💰 Campaign Finance 🤝 Bipartisan Solutions

The Two Percent Solution 90%

America's biggest domestic problems cost two percent of GDP to fix. That's the whole argument.

by Matt Miller 2003

3.98

89 ratings

🏛️ Domestic Policy 🏥 Healthcare Reform 📚 Education Reform 💰 Campaign Finance 🤝 Bipartisan Solutions

What We Owe Each Other

by Minouche Shafik • 2021

The safety net is fraying from childhood to old age. A single plan to rewire it.

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🏛️ Social Policy 📉 Economic Inequality 👷 Labor Markets 🎓 Education Reform 👶 Early Childhood

What We Owe Each Other 90%

The safety net is fraying from childhood to old age. A single plan to rewire it.

by Minouche Shafik 2021

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1k+ ratings

🏛️ Social Policy 📉 Economic Inequality 👷 Labor Markets 🎓 Education Reform 👶 Early Childhood

New Abnormal

by Aaron Kheriaty • 2022

The emergency never ended. It became a permanent way for the state to manage your body.

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148

🏥 Public Health Policy ⚖️ Medical Ethics 🧬 Biopolitics 👁️ Digital Surveillance 🔬 Scientism

New Abnormal 89%

The emergency never ended. It became a permanent way for the state to manage your body.

by Aaron Kheriaty 2022

4.38

148 ratings

🏥 Public Health Policy ⚖️ Medical Ethics 🧬 Biopolitics 👁️ Digital Surveillance 🔬 Scientism

San Fransicko

by Michael Shellenberger • 2021

Progressive compassion for the homeless and addicted is making both groups larger and sicker.

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🏙️ Urban Policy 🏚️ Homelessness 💊 Drug Policy 🧠 Mental Health Policy ⚖️ Moral Psychology

San Fransicko 89%

Progressive compassion for the homeless and addicted is making both groups larger and sicker.

by Michael Shellenberger 2021

4.01

4k+ ratings

🏙️ Urban Policy 🏚️ Homelessness 💊 Drug Policy 🧠 Mental Health Policy ⚖️ Moral Psychology

The Rabbit Effect

by Kelli Harding M.D. M.P.H • 2019

The greatest health breakthrough isn't a pill or a diet. It's how we treat each other.

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📊 Social Epidemiology 🤝 Social Connection 😟 Stress Science 🧘 Mind-Body Connection 💕 Compassion Science

The Rabbit Effect 89%

The greatest health breakthrough isn't a pill or a diet. It's how we treat each other.

by Kelli Harding M.D. M.P.H 2019

4.14

1k+ ratings

📊 Social Epidemiology 🤝 Social Connection 😟 Stress Science 🧘 Mind-Body Connection 💕 Compassion Science

Lost Connections

by Johann Hari • 2018

What if depression signals disconnection, not disease: we've lost community, meaning, nature.

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🌐 Social Determinants Of Health 🤝 Social Connection 🩹 Trauma-Informed Care 🧒 Adverse Childhood Experiences 🌳 Eco-Therapy

Lost Connections 89%

What if depression signals disconnection, not disease: we've lost community, meaning, nature.

by Johann Hari 2018

4.26

42k+ ratings

🌐 Social Determinants Of Health 🤝 Social Connection 🩹 Trauma-Informed Care 🧒 Adverse Childhood Experiences 🌳 Eco-Therapy

The Key to Happiness

by Meik Wiking • 2017

Three-fourths of the happiness gap comes down to six factors; a leading researcher unpacks them.

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20k+

📊 Happiness Studies 😊 Positive Psychology 🤝 Social Connection 🇩🇰 Nordic Lifestyle ⚖️ Work-Life Balance

The Key to Happiness 89%

Three-fourths of the happiness gap comes down to six factors; a leading researcher unpacks them.

by Meik Wiking 2017

3.99

20k+ ratings

📊 Happiness Studies 😊 Positive Psychology 🤝 Social Connection 🇩🇰 Nordic Lifestyle ⚖️ Work-Life Balance

Understanding Health Policy, Sixth Edition

by Thomas Bodenheimer • 2012

Fifty million uninsured. World-class medicine. The policy architecture that produced both.

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201

🏛️ Health Policy 💰 Healthcare Economics 🏥 U.S. Healthcare 🚪 Access To Care 🔧 Quality Improvement

Understanding Health Policy, Sixth Edition Summary

Understanding Health Policy, Sixth Edition 89%

Fifty million uninsured. World-class medicine. The policy architecture that produced both.

by Thomas Bodenheimer 2012

4.07

201 ratings

🏛️ Health Policy 💰 Healthcare Economics 🏥 U.S. Healthcare 🚪 Access To Care 🔧 Quality Improvement

Policy Paradox

by Deborah Stone • 1988

Policy runs on stories and symbols more than spreadsheets. The winner defines the problem.

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1k+

🏛️ Policy Analysis 🔲 Framing Effects 🏗️ Social Construction 🎭 Symbolic Politics 🗣️ Political Rhetoric

Policy Paradox 89%

Policy runs on stories and symbols more than spreadsheets. The winner defines the problem.

by Deborah Stone 1988

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1k+ ratings

🏛️ Policy Analysis 🔲 Framing Effects 🏗️ Social Construction 🎭 Symbolic Politics 🗣️ Political Rhetoric

We've Got You Covered

by Liran Einav • 2023

America already covers the uninsured, just badly. The fix: automatic, basic, free, and budgeted.

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386

🏥 American Healthcare 📊 Health Economics 🏛 Health Policy 🩺 Universal Coverage 🩻 Health Insurance

We've Got You Covered 89%

America already covers the uninsured, just badly. The fix: automatic, basic, free, and budgeted.

by Liran Einav 2023

4.09

386 ratings

🏥 American Healthcare 📊 Health Economics 🏛 Health Policy 🩺 Universal Coverage 🩻 Health Insurance

The Primal Prescription

by Doug McGuff • 2015

Government, not the free market, broke US health care. The way out is deregulation and dinner.

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131

📊 Healthcare Economics 🦴 Ancestral Health 💊 Drug Regulation 🗽 Libertarian Economics 🧑‍⚕️ Healthcare Consumers

The Primal Prescription 89%

Government, not the free market, broke US health care. The way out is deregulation and dinner.

by Doug McGuff 2015

4.24

131 ratings

📊 Healthcare Economics 🦴 Ancestral Health 💊 Drug Regulation 🗽 Libertarian Economics 🧑‍⚕️ Healthcare Consumers

Managing the Myths of Health Care

by Henry Mintzberg • 2017

Medicine works. Hospital management doesn't. What community can do that competition cannot.

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🏥 Health Care Management 📋 Health Policy 🔄 Systems Thinking 🌐 Distributed Leadership 🤝 Community Engagement

Managing the Myths of Health Care Summary

Managing the Myths of Health Care 89%

Medicine works. Hospital management doesn't. What community can do that competition cannot.

by Henry Mintzberg 2017

3.47

74 ratings

🏥 Health Care Management 📋 Health Policy 🔄 Systems Thinking 🌐 Distributed Leadership 🤝 Community Engagement

Best Things First

by Bjørn Lomborg • 2023

Saving 4.2 million lives yearly costs $35 billion, if you fund only the most effective policies.

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388

🌍 Development Economics 📊 Benefit-Cost Analysis 🤲 Effective Altruism 📋 Evidence-Based Policy 🎯 Policy Prioritization

Best Things First 89%

Saving 4.2 million lives yearly costs $35 billion, if you fund only the most effective policies.

by Bjørn Lomborg 2023

3.90

388 ratings

🌍 Development Economics 📊 Benefit-Cost Analysis 🤲 Effective Altruism 📋 Evidence-Based Policy 🎯 Policy Prioritization

Social Determinants of Health

by Alan Davidson • 2014

Why some countries are healthier than others: the answer lies in politics, not medicine.

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🩺 Public Health 🔬 Social Epidemiology ⚖️ Health Inequities 👶 Life-Course Health 💰 Political Economy

Social Determinants of Health 89%

Why some countries are healthier than others: the answer lies in politics, not medicine.

by Alan Davidson 2014

3.92

26 ratings

🩺 Public Health 🔬 Social Epidemiology ⚖️ Health Inequities 👶 Life-Course Health 💰 Political Economy

The Listening Society

by Hanzi Freinacht • 2017

Political systems ignore how minds grow. A blueprint for a state that develops its citizens.

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402

🏛️ Political Philosophy 📖 Social Theory 🪜 Adult Development 🏥 Welfare State Reform 🧬 Cultural Evolution

The Listening Society 89%

Political systems ignore how minds grow. A blueprint for a state that develops its citizens.

by Hanzi Freinacht 2017

4.49

402 ratings

🏛️ Political Philosophy 📖 Social Theory 🪜 Adult Development 🏥 Welfare State Reform 🧬 Cultural Evolution

An Introduction to the Policy Process

by Thomas A. Birkland • 2001

Policy fails less from bad ideas than from the battles over attention, framing, and implementation.

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288

🏛️ Policy Process 📋 Agenda Setting ⚙️ Policy Implementation 🛠️ Policy Design 🧠 Policy Theory

An Introduction to the Policy Process Summary

An Introduction to the Policy Process 89%

Policy fails less from bad ideas than from the battles over attention, framing, and implementation.

by Thomas A. Birkland 2001

3.58

288 ratings

🏛️ Policy Process 📋 Agenda Setting ⚙️ Policy Implementation 🛠️ Policy Design 🧠 Policy Theory

The Origins of Happiness

by Andrew E. Clark • 2018

Money explains just 1% of happiness. What matters more: mental health, relationships, and childhood.

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🧮 Happiness Economics 📊 Subjective Well-Being 🧠 Behavioral Economics 👀 Social Comparison 🤝 Relationship Science

The Origins of Happiness 88%

Money explains just 1% of happiness. What matters more: mental health, relationships, and childhood.

by Andrew E. Clark 2018

3.67

64 ratings

🧮 Happiness Economics 📊 Subjective Well-Being 🧠 Behavioral Economics 👀 Social Comparison 🤝 Relationship Science

Inside the Nudge Unit

by David Halpern • 2015

A government unit given two years to survive found a single word could bring in millions.

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🧠 Behavioral Economics 🏛️ Public Policy 📊 Evidence-Based Policy 👥 Social Norms 🔄 Habit Design

Inside the Nudge Unit 88%

A government unit given two years to survive found a single word could bring in millions.

by David Halpern 2015

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1k+ ratings

🧠 Behavioral Economics 🏛️ Public Policy 📊 Evidence-Based Policy 👥 Social Norms 🔄 Habit Design

The Top Ten Myths of American Health Care

by Sally C. Pipes • 2008

The 46 million uninsured is a mirage; government is the real problem.

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🏥 Healthcare Policy 📉 Free-Market Economics 🇨🇦 Single-Payer Critique 💊 Pharmaceutical Industry 🏛️ Government Failure

The Top Ten Myths of American Health Care Summary

The Top Ten Myths of American Health Care 88%

The 46 million uninsured is a mirage; government is the real problem.

by Sally C. Pipes 2008

3.54

24 ratings

🏥 Healthcare Policy 📉 Free-Market Economics 🇨🇦 Single-Payer Critique 💊 Pharmaceutical Industry 🏛️ Government Failure

A Letter to Liberals

by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. • 2022

Science silenced, dissent crushed, trillions siphoned: the pandemic response that liberals policed.

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🏥 Public Health Policy 💉 Vaccine Safety ⚖️ Civil Liberties 🏛️ Regulatory Capture 🗽 Classical Liberalism

A Letter to Liberals 88%

Science silenced, dissent crushed, trillions siphoned: the pandemic response that liberals policed.

by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. 2022

4.39

359 ratings

🏥 Public Health Policy 💉 Vaccine Safety ⚖️ Civil Liberties 🏛️ Regulatory Capture 🗽 Classical Liberalism

The Nordic Theory of Everything

by Anu Partanen • 2016

What Americans call socialist actually produces the world's most self-sufficient individuals.

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🏔️ Nordic Model 🏛️ Welfare State 🌹 Social Democracy 📊 Comparative Politics 🏥 Universal Healthcare

The Nordic Theory of Everything 88%

What Americans call socialist actually produces the world's most self-sufficient individuals.

by Anu Partanen 2016

3.86

9k+ ratings

🏔️ Nordic Model 🏛️ Welfare State 🌹 Social Democracy 📊 Comparative Politics 🏥 Universal Healthcare

The Divided Welfare State

by Jacob S. Hacker • 2002

America didn't skip the welfare state. It hid it in tax breaks and employer benefits.

3.70

🏛️ Welfare State 🔄 Path Dependence 🏢 Private Welfare 💰 Tax Subsidies 🏫 Historical Institutionalism

The Divided Welfare State 88%

America didn't skip the welfare state. It hid it in tax breaks and employer benefits.

by Jacob S. Hacker 2002

3.70

60 ratings

🏛️ Welfare State 🔄 Path Dependence 🏢 Private Welfare 💰 Tax Subsidies 🏫 Historical Institutionalism

Mismeasuring Our Lives

by Joseph E. Stiglitz • 2009

GDP tracks factories, not welfare. A Nobel economist's blueprint for a better number.

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338

📊 Economic Measurement 📋 Social Indicators 😊 Happiness Economics ⚖️ Inequality Metrics 🌱 Sustainability Accounting

Mismeasuring Our Lives 88%

GDP tracks factories, not welfare. A Nobel economist's blueprint for a better number.

by Joseph E. Stiglitz 2009

3.74

338 ratings

📊 Economic Measurement 📋 Social Indicators 😊 Happiness Economics ⚖️ Inequality Metrics 🌱 Sustainability Accounting

Mental Health and Wellbeing in the Workplace

by Gill Hasson • 2020

Mental health at work made practical: tools for protecting wellbeing and handling a crisis.

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🌱 Workplace Wellbeing 🧠 Employee Mental Health ⚖️ Work-Life Balance 💆 Self-Care Strategies 🩺 Occupational Health

Mental Health and Wellbeing in the Workplace Summary

Mental Health and Wellbeing in the Workplace 88%

Mental health at work made practical: tools for protecting wellbeing and handling a crisis.

by Gill Hasson 2020

3.61

170 ratings

🌱 Workplace Wellbeing 🧠 Employee Mental Health ⚖️ Work-Life Balance 💆 Self-Care Strategies 🩺 Occupational Health

How to Prevent the Next Pandemic

by Bill Gates • 2022

Most of COVID's suffering was avoidable. The blueprint to ensure nothing like it happens again.

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🌍 Global Health 🦠 Pandemic Preparedness 🏛️ Public Health Policy 🧫 Infectious Disease 💉 Vaccine Development

How to Prevent the Next Pandemic Summary

How to Prevent the Next Pandemic 88%

Most of COVID's suffering was avoidable. The blueprint to ensure nothing like it happens again.

by Bill Gates 2022

3.76

2k+ ratings

🌍 Global Health 🦠 Pandemic Preparedness 🏛️ Public Health Policy 🧫 Infectious Disease 💉 Vaccine Development

Eat Your Ice Cream

by Ezekiel J. Emanuel • 2026

Six doctor-tested habits that outperform every wellness fad, and you still get to eat dessert.

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🧬 Longevity Science 🛡️ Preventive Medicine 👥 Social Health 🧱 Habit Formation 😴 Sleep Hygiene

Eat Your Ice Cream 88%

Six doctor-tested habits that outperform every wellness fad, and you still get to eat dessert.

by Ezekiel J. Emanuel 2026

3.85

2k+ ratings

🧬 Longevity Science 🛡️ Preventive Medicine 👥 Social Health 🧱 Habit Formation 😴 Sleep Hygiene

Eat Move Sleep

by Tom Rath • 2013

Small daily choices about eating, moving, and sleeping beat any extreme health regimen.

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🛡️ Preventive Health 🔄 Habit Formation 🏗️ Behavioral Design 😴 Sleep Science 🏃 Movement And Health

Eat Move Sleep 88%

Small daily choices about eating, moving, and sleeping beat any extreme health regimen.

by Tom Rath 2013

3.59

8k+ ratings

🛡️ Preventive Health 🔄 Habit Formation 🏗️ Behavioral Design 😴 Sleep Science 🏃 Movement And Health

Power to the Public

by Tara Dawson McGuinness • 2021

Government services fail because they skip users. The fix: design with people, real data, iterate.

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🏛️ Civic Technology 📜 Government Reform 🧑‍💻 Human-Centered Design 📈 Evidence-Based Policy 💻 Digital Transformation

Power to the Public 88%

Government services fail because they skip users. The fix: design with people, real data, iterate.

by Tara Dawson McGuinness 2021

3.98

320 ratings

🏛️ Civic Technology 📜 Government Reform 🧑‍💻 Human-Centered Design 📈 Evidence-Based Policy 💻 Digital Transformation

Medicare for All

by Abdul El-Sayed • 2021

$5,220 for a US hospital day, $765 in Australia. The fix, and how to win it.

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349

🏥 Healthcare Reform 🇺🇸 American Healthcare 🏛️ Single-Payer Systems 💰 Health Economics 🏢 Corporate Power

Medicare for All 88%

$5,220 for a US hospital day, $765 in Australia. The fix, and how to win it.

by Abdul El-Sayed 2021

4.36

349 ratings

🏥 Healthcare Reform 🇺🇸 American Healthcare 🏛️ Single-Payer Systems 💰 Health Economics 🏢 Corporate Power

The Nordic Guide to Living 10 Years Longer

by Bertil Marklund • 2016

Your genes only account for a quarter of how long you live. Ten habits cover the rest.

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🌲 Nordic Lifestyle 🧬 Longevity Science 🩺 Lifestyle Medicine 🔥 Inflammation Reduction 😴 Sleep Hygiene

The Nordic Guide to Living 10 Years Longer Summary

The Nordic Guide to Living 10 Years Longer 88%

Your genes only account for a quarter of how long you live. Ten habits cover the rest.

by Bertil Marklund 2016

3.15

1k+ ratings

🌲 Nordic Lifestyle 🧬 Longevity Science 🩺 Lifestyle Medicine 🔥 Inflammation Reduction 😴 Sleep Hygiene

Are You Fully Charged?

by Tom Rath • 2015

Your energy runs on meaning, relationships, and the small daily choices you overlook.

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🎯 Meaningful Work ⚡ Daily Energy 😊 Positive Psychology 🤝 Social Connections 😴 Sleep Science

Are You Fully Charged? 88%

Your energy runs on meaning, relationships, and the small daily choices you overlook.

by Tom Rath 2015

3.76

1k+ ratings

🎯 Meaningful Work ⚡ Daily Energy 😊 Positive Psychology 🤝 Social Connections 😴 Sleep Science

The Blue Zones of Happiness

by Dan Buettner • 2017

Willpower doesn't make you happy; your neighborhood does. Lessons from places designed for joy.

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😊 Positive Psychology 📊 Happiness Studies 👥 Social Connection 🏙️ Livable Cities 🧭 Finding Purpose

The Blue Zones of Happiness 88%

Willpower doesn't make you happy; your neighborhood does. Lessons from places designed for joy.

by Dan Buettner 2017

3.95

2k+ ratings

😊 Positive Psychology 📊 Happiness Studies 👥 Social Connection 🏙️ Livable Cities 🧭 Finding Purpose

Happy Mind, Happy Life

by Rangan Chatterjee • 2022

External wins leave a hole no achievement fills. The internal system for a happiness that lasts.

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🧠 Mental Well-Being ❤️ Self-Compassion 📵 Digital Minimalism 🔄 Habit Design 🧘 Stress Reduction

Happy Mind, Happy Life 88%

External wins leave a hole no achievement fills. The internal system for a happiness that lasts.

by Rangan Chatterjee 2022

4.22

3k+ ratings

🧠 Mental Well-Being ❤️ Self-Compassion 📵 Digital Minimalism 🔄 Habit Design 🧘 Stress Reduction

The Happiness Equation

by Nattavudh Powdthavee • 2010

Friends beat a six-figure raise in happiness. A commute never stops hurting.

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142

🧮 Happiness Economics 🧠 Positive Psychology 🎲 Behavioral Economics 🔄 Hedonic Adaptation 🤝 Social Connections

The Happiness Equation 88%

Friends beat a six-figure raise in happiness. A commute never stops hurting.

by Nattavudh Powdthavee 2010

3.54

142 ratings

🧮 Happiness Economics 🧠 Positive Psychology 🎲 Behavioral Economics 🔄 Hedonic Adaptation 🤝 Social Connections

Happiness

by Richard Layard • 2005

We're richer but no happier. Why money stopped working, and the metric that can fix policy.

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📊 Happiness Studies 🧠 Behavioral Economics 🌻 Positive Psychology 📈 Happiness Economics 🌍 Post-Growth Economics

Happiness 88%

We're richer but no happier. Why money stopped working, and the metric that can fix policy.

by Richard Layard 2005

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1k+ ratings

📊 Happiness Studies 🧠 Behavioral Economics 🌻 Positive Psychology 📈 Happiness Economics 🌍 Post-Growth Economics

The Conservative Heart

by Arthur C. Brooks • 2015

Half of happiness is genetic. The other half: that is what conservatism should actually be about.

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🏛️ American Conservatism 😊 Happiness Economics 🔨 Meaningful Work 🏚️ Poverty And Culture 🗣️ Political Persuasion

The Conservative Heart 88%

Half of happiness is genetic. The other half: that is what conservatism should actually be about.

by Arthur C. Brooks 2015

4.11

1k+ ratings

🏛️ American Conservatism 😊 Happiness Economics 🔨 Meaningful Work 🏚️ Poverty And Culture 🗣️ Political Persuasion

The Human Cost of Welfare

by Phil Harvey • 2016

Welfare was built to end poverty. Its rules punish work, marriage, and saving instead.

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🏛️ Welfare Reform 📉 Anti-Poverty Policy 💼 Work Incentives 🔗 Welfare Dependency 🪢 Social Safety Net

The Human Cost of Welfare 88%

Welfare was built to end poverty. Its rules punish work, marriage, and saving instead.

by Phil Harvey 2016

4.45

20 ratings

🏛️ Welfare Reform 📉 Anti-Poverty Policy 💼 Work Incentives 🔗 Welfare Dependency 🪢 Social Safety Net

How to Run A Government

by Michael Barber • 2015

A small delivery team, relentless data, and boring routines: the real engine of government reform.

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📋 Policy Implementation 🏛️ Public Sector Reform 📊 Evidence-Based Policy 💰 Public Sector Productivity 🔄 Organizational Routines

How to Run A Government 88%

A small delivery team, relentless data, and boring routines: the real engine of government reform.

by Michael Barber 2015

3.90

402 ratings

📋 Policy Implementation 🏛️ Public Sector Reform 📊 Evidence-Based Policy 💰 Public Sector Productivity 🔄 Organizational Routines

The Wellness Trap

by Christy Harrison • 2023

Supplements aren't regulated. Popular diagnoses aren't real. Wellness culture has a science problem.

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💸 Wellness Critique 🍽️ Diet Culture 🦠 Health Misinformation 💊 Alternative Medicine 🔬 Scientific Literacy

The Wellness Trap 88%

Supplements aren't regulated. Popular diagnoses aren't real. Wellness culture has a science problem.

by Christy Harrison 2023

3.76

2k+ ratings

💸 Wellness Critique 🍽️ Diet Culture 🦠 Health Misinformation 💊 Alternative Medicine 🔬 Scientific Literacy

You're Too Good to Feel This Bad

by Nate Dallas • 2020

Your mood follows your biology. The protocols for breathing, sleep, and food that reset both.

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🌿 Holistic Wellness ✨ Lifestyle Design 🌬️ Breathwork 😴 Sleep Hygiene 🧠 Emotional Regulation

You're Too Good to Feel This Bad Summary

You're Too Good to Feel This Bad 88%

Your mood follows your biology. The protocols for breathing, sleep, and food that reset both.

by Nate Dallas 2020

3.95

1k+ ratings

🌿 Holistic Wellness ✨ Lifestyle Design 🌬️ Breathwork 😴 Sleep Hygiene 🧠 Emotional Regulation

The Three Worlds of Welfare Capitalism

by Gøsta Esping-Andersen • 1989

Three welfare-state logics, not one spectrum; three distinct futures for work, class, and conflict.

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352

🏛️ Welfare States 📋 Social Policy 🏭 Post-Industrial Work 👷 Labor Market Policy 🏫 Historical Institutionalism

The Three Worlds of Welfare Capitalism Summary

The Three Worlds of Welfare Capitalism 88%

Three welfare-state logics, not one spectrum; three distinct futures for work, class, and conflict.

by Gøsta Esping-Andersen 1989

3.93

352 ratings

🏛️ Welfare States 📋 Social Policy 🏭 Post-Industrial Work 👷 Labor Market Policy 🏫 Historical Institutionalism

The Happiness Industry

by William Davies • 2015

The push to measure your happiness was never about your well-being. It was about control.

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🏛️ Political Economy 👁️ Surveillance Capitalism ⚖️ Utilitarianism 🧪 Behaviorism 🧠 Behavioral Economics

The Happiness Industry 88%

The push to measure your happiness was never about your well-being. It was about control.

by William Davies 2015

3.64

1k+ ratings

🏛️ Political Economy 👁️ Surveillance Capitalism ⚖️ Utilitarianism 🧪 Behaviorism 🧠 Behavioral Economics

52 Small Changes

by Brett Blumenthal • 2011

One gentle weekly shift, sustained all year: the health transformation no crash diet can deliver.

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🧱 Habit Formation 🌿 Holistic Health 🐢 Incremental Change 🏠 Lifestyle Design 🩺 Preventive Health

52 Small Changes 88%

One gentle weekly shift, sustained all year: the health transformation no crash diet can deliver.

by Brett Blumenthal 2011

3.44

2k+ ratings

🧱 Habit Formation 🌿 Holistic Health 🐢 Incremental Change 🏠 Lifestyle Design 🩺 Preventive Health

Why Nudge?

by Cass R. Sunstein • 2014

Predictable human error justifies a new kind of paternalism, one that preserves choice.

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📉 Behavioral Economics 🏛️ Public Policy 🧠 Cognitive Biases 📋 Behavioral Policy 🛡️ Paternalism

Why Nudge? 88%

Predictable human error justifies a new kind of paternalism, one that preserves choice.

by Cass R. Sunstein 2014

3.47

245 ratings

📉 Behavioral Economics 🏛️ Public Policy 🧠 Cognitive Biases 📋 Behavioral Policy 🛡️ Paternalism

Our Malady

by Timothy Snyder • 2020

From a hospital bed, a tyranny scholar diagnoses America's for-profit medicine as a freedom crisis.

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🇺🇸 American Healthcare 🏥 Healthcare Reform 💰 Profit In Medicine ⚖️ Health Inequality 🌐 Universal Healthcare

Our Malady 88%

From a hospital bed, a tyranny scholar diagnoses America's for-profit medicine as a freedom crisis.

by Timothy Snyder 2020

4.14

2k+ ratings

🇺🇸 American Healthcare 🏥 Healthcare Reform 💰 Profit In Medicine ⚖️ Health Inequality 🌐 Universal Healthcare

The Health Gap

by Michael G. Marmot • 2015

Life expectancy varies by 28 years within one city. The culprit is social hierarchy, not healthcare.

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🧬 Social Determinants Of Health ⚖️ Health Equity 🔬 Social Epidemiology 📈 Social Gradient 🏛️ Structural Inequality

The Health Gap 88%

Life expectancy varies by 28 years within one city. The culprit is social hierarchy, not healthcare.

by Michael G. Marmot 2015

4.13

2k+ ratings

🧬 Social Determinants Of Health ⚖️ Health Equity 🔬 Social Epidemiology 📈 Social Gradient 🏛️ Structural Inequality

Ikigai

by Héctor García • 2018

Purpose, not genetics, drives Okinawa's centenarians. The rest: eat less, move gently, stay close.

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🎋 Japanese Wellness 🏃 Longevity Lifestyle 🌊 Flow States 🏛️ Modern Stoicism 😊 Positive Psychology

Ikigai 88%

Purpose, not genetics, drives Okinawa's centenarians. The rest: eat less, move gently, stay close.

by Héctor García 2018

3.85

55k+ ratings

🎋 Japanese Wellness 🏃 Longevity Lifestyle 🌊 Flow States 🏛️ Modern Stoicism 😊 Positive Psychology

In Our Hands

by Charles Murray • 2006

Eliminate every welfare program. Send every adult one check. It costs less and ends poverty.

3.74

290

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Eliminate every welfare program. Send every adult one check. It costs less and ends poverty.

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3.74

290 ratings

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Hacking Health 88%

What if perfect health follows a few ancient rules modern life made you forget?

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4.01

277 ratings

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