“The world tells us that the path to happiness is to go bigger in everything: experiences, success, consumption—all of it. In The Small Stuff, Ian Bogost shows us why this is the wrong approach to the good life—that the true secret lies in discovering life’s little delights.”
—Arthur C. Brooks, #1 New York Times bestselling author

“The Small Stuff argues that reclaiming the tiny, mundane pleasures of the physical world can help us offset the encroachment of screens . . . Bogost’s joy is infectious.”
—The New Yorker

“Brilliant. . . . I loved this profound, witty, and quietly revolutionary book. Ian Bogost makes the liberating case that the material world is teeming with unexpected opportunities for life-enhancing sensory pleasure—and that all we need to do is to allow ourselves to experience them.”
 —Oliver Burkeman, New York Times bestselling author of Four Thousand Weeks

“The Small Stuff is a clarion call to rediscover the quiet joys woven into everyday routines. Bogost argues that in our rush toward efficiency and digital convenience, we’ve lost touch with the tangible world—and its simple gratifications that bring real contentment. This wonderful book reminds us that happiness isn’t out of reach. Rather, it’s right under our fingertips.”
—Charles Duhigg, bestselling author of Supercommunicators and The Power of Habit

“A timely and engaging analysis of digital life, even if it doesn’t always extend beyond familiar critiques.”
—Kirkus

“A convincing case for reclaiming 'the lost joy of everyday interactions' with the sensory world. . . . Readers will want to stop and smell the roses.”
—Publishers Weekly