The Smiling Man. The Art of Now-happiness

The heroes don’t wear cloaks—they’re distinguished by a smile: it helps blur boundaries, bring down inner walls, and open doors to where happiness, calm, and inspiration are waiting for you.

Nikolay Vasilenko’s book is a guide through every fleeting moment of time. Short, precise tips will support “here and now,” and the philosophy of “now-ness” will teach you to find joy exactly when you especially need it.

Ready to turn your gaze 180° and notice what has always been right next to you?

This isn’t just a collection of stories, and it isn’t simply a book of a new era—it’s a key that helps you open the door to every moment of life. Will you be able to look deeper into yourself, change your familiar angle of view, and meet answers you won’t be able to look away from?

5 reasons to read
1. Smile at yourself—without a reason. Feel, love, live. Short prompts will help you quickly let go of tension and exhale. No tasks and no “work on yourself”—just letting the words do their job.
2. Inside—freshness and lightness. Reading gives a sense of renewal and quiet harmony with yourself. Small but meaningful essays and engaging stories about the power of good—plain language, without heaviness and without moralizing.
3. “Now-ness” is about warmth, kindness, and calm. The author’s idea teaches you to feel happiness in the present—because it’s the moments that make up our lives.
4. Classics that warm you up. On the pages—quotations from Russian poetry and prose that sound like balm: they restore balance, bring warmth, and grant peace.
5. A personal list of 100 books by Nikolay Vasilenko—a media author whose reading helped him change his life and fill it with light. That light can support you, too.