<video><title>An Uncommonly Fine Life - Introduction</title><description>A book about principles for living a happy and fulfilled life</description><transcript><transcript><line from="00:00:00,000" to="00:00:04,560">The principles taught in this book have many names, but are as timeless as the sky.</line><line from="00:00:05,840" to="00:00:09,600">They're not always easy to swallow, and often even harder to apply.</line><line from="00:00:10,640" to="00:00:15,040">This is the way of any potent medicine. It's not easy to take some times.</line><line from="00:00:15,840" to="00:00:20,880">It's uncomfortable because it asks things of us. But there's also something magical about it.</line><line from="00:00:21,840" to="00:00:26,480">You usually find it exactly when you need it. And when you do, it usually tastes sweet.</line><line from="00:00:26,640" to="00:00:32,640">So it is likely a dear reader that you have found this book at exactly the right time in your life.</line><line from="00:00:34,240" to="00:00:38,480">If that's the case, then you're in for a treat. When applied,</line><line from="00:00:39,120" to="00:00:43,760">these seemingly innocuous principles change everything. Everything about how you see the world,</line><line from="00:00:44,480" to="00:00:49,760">and how you interact with it. They have the power to shift your entire perspective, and in</line><line from="00:00:49,760" to="00:00:53,200">doing so change your life for the better in ways you could never have imagined.</line><line from="00:00:53,200" to="00:01:00,000">Chances are, you're starting to notice. Most people are deeply unhappy.</line><line from="00:01:01,360" to="00:01:06,480">They're lost in their own minds, caught up in a never-ending cycle of worry, stress, and anxiety.</line><line from="00:01:07,360" to="00:01:13,200">They're addicted to their phones, their work, their possessions. They're numbing themselves with food,</line><line from="00:01:13,200" to="00:01:18,960">alcohol, drugs, TV, social media, and anything else they can get their hands on.</line><line from="00:01:19,920" to="00:01:23,760">And they're stuck in a cycle of chasing after things they think will make them happy.</line><line from="00:01:24,800" to="00:01:27,280">Only to find that those things never quite deliver.</line><line from="00:01:28,800" to="00:01:32,560">You may have noticed that this way of living is not particularly conducive to happiness.</line><line from="00:01:33,120" to="00:01:39,840">In fact, it's quite the opposite. It's a recipe for a life of dissatisfaction, frustration, and misery.</line><line from="00:01:41,280" to="00:01:46,320">But it doesn't have to be this way. The principles in this book will show you a different way of living.</line><line from="00:01:47,200" to="00:01:50,560">A way that is rooted in happiness, fulfillment, and peace.</line><line from="00:01:52,080" to="00:01:57,280">A way that is based on your own inner wisdom, and that is in harmony with the natural flow of life.</line><line from="00:01:58,960" to="00:02:02,240">These principles are not some airy, fairy, pie, and the sky philosophy.</line><line from="00:02:03,280" to="00:02:08,320">They are based on the latest scientific research on happiness, and on the wisdom of some of the</line><line from="00:02:08,320" to="00:02:14,960">greatest thinkers in history. They are practical, down to earth, and easy to understand,</line><line from="00:02:15,040" to="00:02:20,560">but don't be fooled by their simplicity. These principles have the power to change your life in</line><line from="00:02:20,560" to="00:02:27,440">ways you never thought possible. They have the power to transform your life into pure magic.</line></transcript></transcript></video>