A NEXT BIG IDEA CLUB MUST-READ BOOK • From one of our foremost psychologists, a trailblazing book that turns the idea of a good life on its head and urges us to embrace the transformative power of variety and experience • The guidebook to the pyshologically rich life “Dr. Oishi’s enthusiasm for a big and bold existence is infectious” — The Wall Street Journal "Life in Three Dimensions will give you new insights into the many ways to live well, including advice on how to pick the one most likely to be right for you." —Jonathan Haidt, author of The Anxious Generation Shigehiro Oishi's father has lived his entire life in a small mountain town in Japan. But as a young man Oishi felt compelled to follow a winding road that led him far from home. He became an award-winning psychology professor, seeking to know which path—to stay or to go, the familiar or the unknown, his father’s path or his own—is the better path to a good life. In Life in Three Dimensions , Oishi shares his journey of discovery and offers readers a groundbreaking new understanding of happiness. What makes for a good life, he asks? Is it the simple, predictable pleasures we call happiness? Or can happiness lead to complacency and regret? Is the answer a deep sense of meaning and purpose? Or can a life of purpose invite narrow or misplaced loyalties? Both happiness and meaning as paths to a good life have decades of scientific research to support them. But in recent years, Oishi has uncovered a third dimension to a good life, psychological richness . A psychologically rich life prioritizes curiosity, exploration, and a variety of experiences. These can be as simple as taking a walk, as complex as moving to a new country. Key to a psychologically rich experience is a shift in perspective that helps us grow. Life in Three Dimensions explores lives defined by psychological richness: those of prominent people like Steve Jobs, Oliver Sacks and Alison Gopnik; characters from literature and film; and ordinary people who--in college, at midlife, and beyond--embraced uncertainty and challenge to deepen and enrich their lives. In this wise and delightful book, Oishi shows how anyone at any age can build a fuller, more authentic life. A Next Big Idea Club Must-Read Book A J.P. Morgan Summer Reading List Book “Dr. Oishi’s enthusiasm for a big and bold existence is infectious.” — The Wall Street Journal "It’s been a while since I read a self-help book that I felt really did something new . . . friends, Life in Three Dimensions is it. . . . Life in Three Dimensions gave me language for a desire and a way of being that I’ve struggled to articulate for most of my adult life. . . . If, like me, you are forever in pursuit of a feeling of expansiveness, of a life that is big not in terms of fame or recognition but a breadth of experience, this book will make you feel so seen . And if you’re feeling stuck, bored, or in a place of, “Is this really all there is?” it will point you to new possibilities." —Book Riot "Many people want more out of life than happiness. They want to embrace life in all its variety and possibility. They want their lives to be great stories, or great journeys, with twists and turns, ups and downs, and many kinds of beauty along the way. Until now, psychology has had little to offer such people, who had to turn to romantic writers from across the centuries to find guidance and kindred spirits. Not any more. Life in Three Dimensions will give you new insights into the many ways to live well, including advice on how to pick the one most likely to be right for you." — Jonathan Haidt, Thomas Cooley Professor of Ethical Leadership, NYU—Stern School of Business and author of New York Times bestselling The Anxious Generation and The Righteous Mind “It turns out that there’s more to life than happiness and meaning. In his pioneering research, Shigehiro Oishi discovered a neglected third dimension of the good life: having new and interesting experiences. In this lively, insightful book, he reveals what it takes to get rich psychologically.” — Adam Grant , #1 New York Times bestselling author of Think Again and Hidden Potential , and host of the podcast Re:Thinking “No one knows more about the science of well-being than Shigehiro Oishi. In this wonderful new book he shares a lifetime of discovery about what it means to live a good life. Life in Three Dimensions is insightful, original, and wise.” — Daniel Gilbert, Edgar Pierce Professor of Psychology, Harvard University and author of the New York Times bestselling Stumbling on Happiness "With a new book on happiness and meaning hitting the market seemingly every other week, it’s hard to stand out in this crowded field. Yet, that’s precisely what Shigehiro Oishi, one of psychology’s brightest stars, has managed to do in his compellingly written, refreshingly original and provocative new book. Life in Three Dimensions will change the way you think