The Progress ParadoxBy: Gregg Easterbrook In The Progress Paradox, Gregg Easterbrook draws upon three decades of wide ranging research and thinking to make the persuasive assertion that almost all aspects of Western life have vastly improved in the past centuryand yet today, most men and women feel less happy than in previous generations. Detailing the emerging science of positive psychology, which seeks to understand what causes a persons sense of well being,