Draws on such fields as neuoscience, economics, and evolutionary psychology to address the question of how to find a more satisfying way to live, arguing that the key to satisfaction lies in the complexity and challenge in one's life.

The slave in the brain -- For the love of money -- Puzzling gratifications -- The sushi problem -- The electric pleasuredome -- It hurts so good -- Running high -- Iceland: the experience -- Sex, love, and the crucible of satisfaction.