Historia Alternativa de la Felicidad / An Alternative History of Happiness

«Goza el d?a, y no creas nunca que va a haber otro . Nunca es tarde para descubrir las claves de la felicidad que nos regalaron los cl?sicos. El coaching no es invento nuevo. De hecho, buena parte de lo que hoy en d?a aparece en charlas y libros de autoayuda ya estaba en los poemas, obras teatrales y discursos filos?ficos que escribieron griegos y romanos hace dos mil a?os. Algunas de esas ense?anzas, sin embargo, nos han llegado a medias o en versiones descafeinadas. Y a?n tenemos mucho que aprender de ellas. El poeta y fil?logo Juan Antonio Gonz?lez Iglesias nos lleva de la mano a recorrer los textos de autores como Ovidio, Horacio, Marcial o Marco Aurelio. A trav?s de su pensamiento, nos descubre la vigencia de sus ideas para nuestro d?a a d?a. Porque regresando a las ra?ces de nuestra cultura podemos aprender a ser m?s felices. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION "Enjoy every day as if it were your last."



It's never too late to discover the secrets to happiness contained in the classics. Life coaching is not a new invention. In fact, much of the advice shared by contemporary self-help books and motivational speakers can be found in Greek and Roman poems, plays and philosophical works dating back two thousand years. The messages we hear today, however, are often watered-down versions of the originals, which still have much to teach us. Poet and philologist Juan Antonio Gonz?lez Iglesias guides readers on a rediscovery of authors such as Ovid, Horace, Martial and Marcus Aurelius, many of whose ideas have retained their relevance over the millennia. By returning to the roots of our culture, he maintains, we can learn to be happier today.