I Love To Be Bothered: What would you do if nothing bothered you?

I Love to Be Bothered is the result of thirty years' research and experience, a manual for achieving a more serene life in the midst of the constant stress of daily life. The book draws on common sense, everyday examples to help ordinary people improve their lives by embracing problems, rather than fleeing from them. By following the step-by-step procedure, readers will develop greater patience, problem-solving skills, and general happiness. Currently, so-called happiness studies are in vogue-psychologists and sociologists are publishing research about how citizens of developed countries often are unhappy in the midst of relative affluence. I Love to be Bothered offers nonacademic readers practical ways to increase contentment, while also developing their thinking skills by respectfully challenging their belief systems. This book provides the critical toolsto dig through readers' everyday experiences in order to understand human nature, which in turn sheds light on philosophical problems such as free will. As a result, readers become more psychologically balanced so that they are more patient and less likely to be disturbed by others' anger. In addition, readers learn how to enjoy life by appreciating what they already have, rather than suffering from society's expectations of what theyshould acquire