Stumbling on Happiness

The book is nothing special. I can't hate it, I can't love it, I am sort of indifferent about it. I did not like the presentation and I often found myself wondering why is the author taking so long to move on. The information wasn't very enlightening, but it also wasn't very disagreeable.
I am displeased with the term "happiness" being used in any relation to this book. It is more of a study of the mind's extraordinary ability to construct narratives and how that ability is much stronger with things we already have experiences of rather than with things of which we do not. One of the reasons why it is easier to rationalize any action taken as compared to inaction.
I simply take issue with the whole "study of happiness". Why we believe that happiness is the ultimate goal is beyond me. Our range of emotions as human beings is as vast as the universe, yet we center on this on which, I would argue, is largely overrated. This is also one of the reasons why I do not like how sometimes supposed lack of freedom to choose will lead to "better feelings". It might lead to less pondering over, but, for the love of me, why this is a good thing, I do not know.
But, even as someone who remains largely skeptical of happiness, I must admit that just by simply being aware of biases and processes of our mind, you are going to be much better off.