What are the 100 greatest inventions of all time? Which apps do you absolutely have to have? Which gadgets are going to change your life this year? More importantly do you really care? After all a smartphone is all very well if you want to be able to check your email while jogging or post a selfie to Facebook whilst watching turtles mate in the Galapagos but can these items genuinely increase your happiness? The constant reinvention, upgrading and regular introduction of the latest model suggests that any happiness they bring is fleeting. So where can we turn to find the kind of joy that lasts? Here an array of authors explain how they've found happiness in taking a step back from the technology frenzy and making the time to engage with something they love.