Sauro Tronconi · Es·Books
English ebook edition · 2026
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Also available in English: Chrono-Consciousness.
About the book
What does happiness mean when life refuses to follow our plans? In From Chaos to Happiness, Sauro Tronconi explores happiness as a personal, changing experience shaped by awareness, relationships and the way we inhabit the present.
With humour, everyday examples and philosophical reflection, he examines the pressure to succeed, the weight of memory, false needs and the noisy inner council of other people’s expectations. From a chaotic kitchen to a garment that must keep changing with its wearer, his images invite readers to discover their own rhythm and distinguish what is urgent from what truly matters.
The book includes a glossary and a bibliography for further exploration. It offers a reflective journey towards authenticity, presence and a more conscious relationship with life.
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From the introduction
As an individual state of consciousness, happiness eludes any rigid definition. It is unique and unrepeatable, an imprint left by our mind and body at a particular moment. It is not an object to possess or an event to replicate, but an experience that manifests differently for each of us, shaped by the internal and external conditions of a specific instant.
We often give in to the illusion that happiness is a result achieved by repeating events or circumstances that once made us happy. Yet this view clashes with the dynamic nature of life: everything changes, everything flows, and we ourselves are never quite who we were yesterday. Every attempt to replicate the past brings a kind of disillusionment, because what made a moment happy lies not only in the events that shaped it, but in our ability to live it with openness and presence.
Original Italian edition: Dal caos alla felicità