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Are you looking for a way to happiness? Discover 52! For at least 2500 years, and likely much longer, people have repeatedly asked themselves the question of what constitutes a good life: How should I live? What makes a good life? What role does fate play? What role does money play? Is a good life a matter of attitude, or is it more about achieving life goals? Is it better to strive for happiness or to avoid unhappiness?

Each generation reexamines these questions. The answers are fundamentally always disappointing. Why? Because we are always searching for that one principle, that one rule. Yet, there is no holy grail of a simple path. In various fields, a quiet revolution of thought has taken place over the last few decades.

In science, politics, medicine, and many other areas, it has been recognized: The world is far too complex for us to grasp it with a grand idea or a handful of principles. We need a toolbox of mental models to understand the world. It is time to assemble such a toolbox for practical life as well. Voilà. Here you will find 52 mental tools that may not guarantee you a good life, but will make it more likely.