I am often persuaded to begin a "business" book for one reason or another these days: "This author has interesting insights" or "I really think that there is a glimmer of universal truth about this subject".  In fairness there are many good business reads out there that I could generalize as page turners in their own right--Barbarians at the Gate comes to mind instantly in that regard.  However, as far as being close to anything like a great piece of literature they are miserably lacking in depth or complexity.  The author usually draws on one, desperately apparent after chapter one, idea and uses this as the basis of his/her entire book. This isn't to say either that this idea can't be something that is novel or ingenious... but these authors' executions lack the virtuosity to intricately weave more than one idea synergistically into what I would call a great book.  

I read a very interesting article on what happiness is and what things may transcend happiness. The author cites that having children seems to be beyond happiness. People who have children rank their happiness as much lower and yet still have them.  It prompted me to think about other avenues of my life that might transcend happiness and what this really means.  

If you'd like to read the article, it can be found here: http://nyti.ms/iyb25C