In 2020, Gregory P. Smith published his memoir, Out of the Forest, which told the story of how he’d gone from living as a recluse in a NSW forest to undertaking a PhD and teaching at Southern Cross University.

In this new book, Better than Happiness: The True Antidote to Discontent (2023), Gregory Smith describes the “how” of what he did to change his life. That is, how he want about changing his thinking, setting goals, and understanding and accepting himself.