An edition of The happiness project (2009)

The happiness project

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An edition of The happiness project (2009)

The happiness project

1st ed.
  • 3.4 (8 ratings) ·
  • 121 Want to read
  • 9 Currently reading
  • 12 Have read

Gretchen Rubin had an epiphany one rainy afternoon in the unlikeliest of places: a city bus. "The days are long, but the years are short," she realized. "Time is passing, and I'm not focusing enough on the things that really matter." In that moment, she decided to dedicate a year to her happiness project.In this lively and compelling account of that year, Rubin carves out her place alongside the authors of bestselling memoirs such as Julie and Julia, The Year of Living Biblically, and Eat, Pray, Love. With humor and insight, she chronicles her adventures during the twelve months she spent test-driving the wisdom of the ages, current scientific research, and lessons from popular culture about how to be happier.Rubin didn't have the option to uproot herself, nor did she really want to; instead she focused on improving her life as it was. Each month she tackled a new set of resolutions: give proofs of love, ask for help, find more fun, keep a gratitude notebook, forget about results. She immersed herself in principles set forth by all manner of experts, from Epicurus to Thoreau to Oprah to Martin Seligman to the Dalai Lama to see what worked for her—and what didn't.Her conclusions are sometimes surprising—she finds that money can buy happiness, when spent wisely; that novelty and challenge are powerful sources of happiness; that "treating" yourself can make you feel worse; that venting bad feelings doesn't relieve them; that the very smallest of changes can make the biggest difference—and they range from the practical to the profound.Written with charm and wit, The Happiness Project is illuminating yet entertaining, thought-provoking yet compulsively readable. Gretchen Rubin's passion for her subject jumps off the page, and reading just a few chapters of this book will inspire you to start your own happiness project.

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2009, HarperCollins
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2009, HarperCollins
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New York, NY

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
158
Library of Congress
BF575.H27 R83 2009, BF575.H27R83 2009

The Physical Object

Pagination
p. cm.

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL23015254M
Internet Archive
happinessproject00rubi
ISBN 10
0061583251
ISBN 13
9780061583254
LCCN
2009001412
OCLC/WorldCat
762229561, 301705276
Library Thing
8359497
Amazon ID (ASIN)
Goodreads
6398634

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