The Happiness Project
Books | Biography & Autobiography / Personal Memoirs
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Gretchen Rubin
What if you could change your life--without changing your life? Gretchen had a good marriage, two healthy daughters, and work she loved--but one day, stuck on a city bus, she realized that time was flashing by, and she wasn’t thinking enough about the things that really mattered. “I should have a happiness project,” she decided. She spent the next year test-driving the wisdom of the ages, current scientific studies, and lessons from popular culture about how to be happier. Each month, she pursued a different set of resolutions: go to sleep earlier, quit nagging, forget about results, or take time to be silly. Bit by bit, she began to appreciate and amplify the happiness that already existed in her life. Written with humour and insight, Gretchen’s story will inspire you to start your own happiness project. Now in a beautiful, expanded edition, Gretchen offers a wealth of new material including happiness paradoxes and practical tips on many daily matters: being a more light-hearted parent, sticking to a fitness routine, getting your sweetheart to do chores without nagging, coping when you forget someone’s name and more.
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Author
Gretchen Rubin
Pages
352
Publisher
Harper Collins
Published Date
2012-06-26
ISBN
1443418196 9781443418195
Ratings
Google: 5
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"very mind opening. i liked it"
Natalee Grover
"Compelling at first then started to feel a bit self-indulgent. Some good ideas, immediately actionable. "
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Tricia Montgomery
"Honestly probably one of the best (the best?) self improvement books I’ve ever read. Listened to this on Audible and I feel genuinely inspired to change things, be more positive, and try a version of a happiness project myself! Grounded in extensive reading and research, Rubin keeps it real and practical throughout, being honest about things that don’t work, and times she struggles or fails. Finally a self improvement type book that doesn’t feel preachy, pat, or oversimplified, and is actually aware of itself as a bit of a strange experiment that can be subject to questioning. Don’t buy in because I wrote a review. Read it and decide for yourself. I think Gretchen would approve."
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Teresa Prokopanko
"This would be a good book if you were looking for month by month ideas to work on yourself. I was actually looking for more of what she offers on her blog about personality types, etc. so I wasn't as into it but not a bad book at all."
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Dee Shihady
"Totally different genre but Verity by Colleen Hoover was a good one!!!"
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Lauren Fenos
"It was ok, not my favorite book or writing but some good points throughout the book. Haven't read anything else by them."
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K Richardson
"Yes! I've read a few of hers, although it was years ago now. "
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Leah Picard
"Listen to her podcast too: incredible "
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Ann Louise Tisdale-Ramos
"Nope. I made it to February and the reaction/focus of the author to get her gold star moments vs just doing things to be a decent human being sealed the deal that this is just not for me."
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