There's a Bertrand Russell book on this very topic, The Conquest of Happiness - https://www.amazon.com/Conquest-Happiness-Bertrand-Russell/dp/087140673X/ref=sr_

There's a Bertrand Russell book on this very topic, The Conquest of Happiness - https://www.amazon.com/Conquest-Happiness-Bertrand-Russell/dp/087140673X/ref=sr_1_1?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.ew-tCJonT0IZSzYAZOronqKvUC49r2EaH0STFAk5mLIQzvFNLoOJK2vQPwQ4WLLZJCSOuF432T5ZDxvpGdK0cSrJG5LNdnzZtqsjV5sQneIMHvquKYpiTZk3FrYOv7ONrC5_54AZGnPBtGVXQw1S3Mo9c4InVHlatxKaLbGzWAwHJj_j5WqXax9sM9NY_A1MVnQ_2sasNx84p6wFFXUTUHD4Zn1-gtcGYmRSWV5E7kM.EcHQnJS9JjmY9tyS1n-wWACHfvQxRFj68i2syJW8EcY&dib_tag=se&hvadid=580764130451&hvdev=c&hvexpln=0&hvlocphy=9198132&hvnetw=g&hvocijid=10923599414222472699--&hvqmt=e&hvrand=10923599414222472699&hvtargid=kwd-540248195&hydadcr=9365_13533256&keywords=the+conquest+of+happiness&mcid=45fa6a0398cb3e28bc6087b6d104ae49&qid=1762445877&sr=8-1 https://www.amazon.com/Conquest-Happiness-Bertrand-Russell/d... (not an affiliate link) I enjoyed the read. Felt like Russell just thought about this question for a while, and shared his thoughts. It was very practical and enjoyable. Disclaimer: I recall some "wow, we don't talk like that anymore" moments. And I didn't enjoy the hyperbole of the cover quotes. But the content of the book debunks those.