![]() ![]() The ability to see and identify color can be traced back to our evolution millions of years ago, as an essential trait for survival in the wilderness. Despite this modern theory of “good” taste, scientific research has shown that brighter hues stimulate, inspire, and motivate us fundamentally as human beings. ![]() Today, limited use of bright colors signify restraint against childishness and our emphasis on rational, adult design. The first aesthetic, energy, is defined in this book as “vibrant color and light”. Lee introduces to us the ten aesthetics of joy which we can easily incorporate into our own lives-gifting ourselves joyful moments every single day. ![]() Joyful shows the reader that joy can be won easily, every day, in the places and things we’ve always unthinkingly interacted with. In today’s society, with the prioritizing of efficiency over emotions, it is easy to forget to seek joy for ourselves. ![]() Joyful is a book that guides the reader through stories, questions, and scientific researches, to discover joy through an appreciation of aesthetics. No matter how dominant joy is in your life, this book will open your eyes to the little pools of joy which have been sitting all around you this whole time. Perhaps you can’t remember the last time you felt joyful. Perhaps it was a few minutes ago, or yesterday, or a week ago, or a month, or a year. When’s the last time you felt a true, unfettered moment of joy? That’s what Joyful, by Ingrid Fetell Lee, asks first. ![]()
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