Project Gutenberg 2014-09-06 Public domain in the USA. 181 Fletcher, Horace 1849 1919 Happiness as Found in Forethought Minus Fearthought Produced by Mark C. Orton and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Happiness as Found in Forethought Minus Fearthought" by Horace Fletcher is a philosophical treatise written in the late 19th century. The work explores the concepts of happiness, fear, and the importance of cultivating a positive mindset through the elimination of negative thoughts. Fletcher argues that understanding and improving one's mental habits can lead to true happiness, which he describes as a result of conscious usefulness and personal growth. The opening of the text introduces the central idea that everyone desires to be happy, and highlights the pervasive nature of fear in human experience. Fletcher shares personal anecdotes, emphasizing that happiness can be achieved through changing one’s mindset and behaviors. He discusses the duality of forethought (positive thinking) and fearthought (negative thinking), asserting that the latter can detract from growth and well-being. As he sets the stage for presenting methods to enhance happiness and eliminate fear, he draws upon historical and personal experiences to illustrate how individuals can cultivate a more harmonious and fulfilled life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 53.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Happiness Fear BJ Text Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Psychiatry/Psychology Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal Category: Psychiatry/Psychology Category: Philosophy & Ethics 285644 2025-06-18T19:43:44.945395 text/html 268612 2024-10-24T10:28:07 text/html 198037 2025-06-18T19:43:50.369868 application/epub+zip 199918 2025-06-18T19:43:45.967892 application/epub+zip 179839 2025-06-18T19:43:45.443919 application/epub+zip 301150 2025-06-18T19:43:53.933848 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 255916 2025-06-18T19:43:49.774894 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 236387 2022-09-21T09:21:16.942586 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 248311 2023-09-20T09:41:28.113029 text/plain 228430 2024-10-24T10:28:07 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15830 2025-06-18T19:43:54.089842 application/rdf+xml 13993 2025-06-18T19:43:45.541888 image/jpeg 2314 2025-06-18T19:43:45.492888 image/jpeg 182827 2025-06-18T19:43:44.974397 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia