Suggested for readers exploring neuroplasticity, emotional integration, and the architecture of inner strength.

In Hardwiring Happiness: The New Brain Science of Contentment, Calm, and Confidence, Dr. Rick Hanson offers a practical guide to rewiring the brain through positive neuroplasticity. Drawing from neuroscience and contemplative practice, Hanson teaches readers how to internalize beneficial experiences, turning fleeting moments of peace, joy, and connection into lasting traits.

This book is both scientific and soulful. Hanson’s “taking in the good” method invites readers to slow down, savor, and absorb positive states, allowing the nervous system to reshape itself from the inside out. His approach is gentle, empowering, and deeply aligned with experiential growth.

In the context of Fractal Universe, Hanson’s work echoes the Sparksphere’s arc of Fusion–Action–Fission. His practices embody the principle of recursive encoding, where attention becomes architecture, and belief becomes biology. Like the Fractal Universe framework, Hardwiring Happiness invites readers to participate in their own becoming.

“The brain is like Velcro for negative experiences and Teflon for positive ones. But you can change that.” —Rick Hanson