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Psychology and Life
by Richard J. Gerrig, Philip G. Zimbardo
Description: Psychology and Life by Richard J. Gerrig and Philip G. Zimbardo presents foundational concepts and research in psychology, covering diverse topics related to human behavior, cognition, and mental processes
ISBN: 020541799X
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bhy · 2021-11-02 · Original thread
Apart from philosophy mentioned by the other poster, you can also read into psychology. Some branches in psychology deal with the question of how to live a fulfilled life, eg. positive psychology [1] and humanistic psychology [2]. Also Buddhism has similar goal and teachings interleave with these psychology topics [3].

To start, you can pick a Psychology 101 textbook (I like Psychology and Life [4]) and then read the people and bibliography mentioned in these Wikipedia articles.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Positive_psychology

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humanistic_psychology

[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism_and_psychology

[4] https://www.amazon.com/Psychology-Life-Richard-Gerrig/dp/020...