Here are endorsement blurbs from several top authors and scholars:

“In Happy Hacks, Dr. Dave Schramm bridges the gap between research and real life in a way that is both refreshing and deeply useful. Each insight is clear, actionable, and rooted in what we know truly supports well-being. This is the kind of book that invites small changes that can lead to lasting impact.”

—Emma Seppälä, PhD, Author of The Happiness Track & Sovereign, Lecturer at the Yale School of Management

“A nice exploration of what true well-being actually requires — and a practical guide to building more of it, one small habit at a time.”

—Laurie Santos, Professor of Psychology at Yale University and creator of The Happiness Lab podcast

“Happy Hacks brings the science of happiness where it belongs: into daily life. With clarity, warmth, and practical wisdom, David Schramm offers 101 evidence-based practices that can help readers reduce stress, strengthen relationships, deepen meaning, and build lasting wellbeing. I love this book. It makes the research accessible without oversimplifying it, and actionable without overwhelming the reader.”

—Tal Ben-Shahar, author of Happier and former Harvard University lecturer

“Dr. Dave Schramm has written the rare happiness book that takes hard things seriously. Happy Hacks pairs decades of positive psychology research with the warmth of someone who has clearly lived what he’s writing about. It is exactly the kind of book we need right now.”

—Michelle Gielan, bestselling author of Broadcasting Happiness and Resilient Optimism

“Through extensive research and personal experience, Dr. Dave Schramm offers readers an approachable framework for connecting with the natural streams of happiness that surround us. His book of Happy Hacks reminds us that happiness is a process, not a destination.”

—Sharon Salzberg, author of Lovingkindness and Real Life

“David Schramm has given us a remarkable gift — a research-based, creatively crafted, engagingly written guide to living a thriving, meaning-filled, happy life. By blending wide-ranging scholarship with personal storytelling, Happy Hacks offers a buffet of practical wisdom that readers can draw from again and again.”

—David G. Myers, Hope College, author of The Pursuit of Happiness and Exploring Psychology

“As a psychiatrist dealing with the harsh reality of mental illness for so many, I needed a lift from Happy Hacks! Dr Dave’s take shows that research and real living matter, that skepticism and enthusiasm can be balanced. It also reveals how gratitude, meaning, joy and even hard stuff can be hacked together to help reach for that elusive quality of happiness. I thoroughly recommend it for therapists, clients, stu...