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According to the World Health Organization, the year 2020 will see depression become second only to heart disease in terms of the global burden of illness, a sad state of affairs that motivational speaker Shimoff (co-author, Chicken Soup for the Woman’s Soul) believes can be changed by learning to cultivate "a happiness that’s beyond reasons and that’s here to stay." Inner happiness, she says, is within reach for anyone who can turn down the volume on their hectic lives and learn the 21 Happiness Habits that Shimoff has cultivated from 100 interviews with "deeply happy" people (including actress Goldie Hawn and author Elizabeth Gilbert). Emphasizing a holistic approach, Shimoff takes into account mind, heart, body and soul in seven chapters that cover three Happiness Habits each, as well as corresponding anecdotes that "define what it means to be Happy for No Reason." The personal stories of happy interviewees prove enlightening, and the princples they support are sound and commonsensical ("Focus on the solution," "Make peace with yourself," "Question your thoughts," "Practice forgiveness"), if not exactly groundbreaking. Exercises and quizzes give readers practical steps toward their goal, such as breathing exercises (Spring Forest Qigong) and writing assignments ("Write a letter to your Higher Power").
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"This book is a wonderful collection of techniques and examples, shared by people who have had one of the most important realizations I think we can have -- that we already have within us the ability to live in a state of Happy for No Reason." -- Lindsay Wagner, Emmy Award-winning actress, The Bionic Woman --This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.
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  • Hardcover: 336 pages
  • Publisher: Free Press; 1 edition (January 1, 2008)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 141654772X
  • ISBN-13: 978-1416547723
  • Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 5.9 x 1.1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (230 customer reviews)
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5.0 out of 5 stars Happy for No Reason, June 15, 2009
This review is from: Happy for No Reason: 7 Steps to Being Happy from the Inside Out (Paperback)
The idea presented in Happy for No Reason: 7 Steps to Being Happy from the Inside Out is to get the reader to become, well, "Happy for No Reason"- which the book defines as true happiness that isn't dependent on external circumstances. You can then take a questionnaire to see how close you are to being "Happy for No Reason." But if you're not quite there yet, how does the book intend to get you there? Well, by several ways:

-you'll learn three guiding principles that will help you get past the common blocks to happiness

-you'll learn how to apply the "Law of Attraction" to being happier

-you'll learn about a seven-step program to become "Happy for No Reason". Each step has three "Happiness Habits" with corresponding exercises.

-the author interviewed 100 happy people and shares 21 of their stories that define what it means to be "Happy for No Reason"- stories reminiscent of the "Chicken Soup" series.

As you can see, there's plenty of good stuff in this book which will give you great advice and things to think about to help you "reframe" your thinking. Readers might also be interested in Exercise Beats Depression to increase all around well-being.
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266 of 357 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Many reasons to read this book, December 29, 2007
When I first saw the title, "Happy for No Reason," I'll have to admit that my initial reaction was that this would be just one more new age, touch-feely, full-of-fluff feel-good book. So I was very pleasantly surprised to see how thoroughly-researched, well-written, and down-to-earth practical this book is. "Happy for No Reason" is a groundbreaking philosophy that belongs in the same category as the work of David Burns (cognitive mood therapy), Martin Seligman (learned optimism), Daniel Goleman (emotional intelligence) and Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (flow). It is a brilliant blend of scientific research summarized in language that anyone can understand plus stories from people Marci calls the Happy 100, people who are role models of happiness for the sake of happiness, not because of love or money or other exogenous factors.

I was so impressed with this book that I gave copies to each of my children as Christmas gifts this year. I'm hoping they will read it with a pen or highlighter in hand, which is what I found myself doing - and would recommend to you as well. It's easy to be unhappy, which might be why so many people are. Watch TV for an hour and you'll have a hundred reasons to not be happy; it's nice to know that you can choose to be happy for no reason at all.
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39 of 51 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Good, Yes...But Not the Best in Getting and Staying Happier, March 7, 2009
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This review is from: Happy for No Reason: 7 Steps to Being Happy from the Inside Out (Paperback)
I have read more of the happiness literature than most people because of a work assignment. Granted, by the time I got to this one, much of the information was not new anymore. But when evaluating a book or manuscript, it's helpful to look at it as if it were the first of its type you have picked up.
Happy for No Reason is good, but there are better "happy" books out there. Good promotion is taking this one far. Better by a long shot are STUMBLING ON HAPPINESS (Daniel Gilbert), HAPPY AT LAST: THE THINKING PERSON'S GUIDE TO FINDING JOY (Richard O'Connor), and AUTHENTIC HAPPINESS (Martin Seligman).
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5.0 out of 5 stars Happy For No Reason
Amazing Book, learnt lot about how to be happy and if i am not how to change how i feel.
Published 2 days ago by M. D. Wanniarachchi

5.0 out of 5 stars Happy For No Reason
I am still reading this book and intend to start over once I am done. I am enjoying the material and the supporting writers. I already do begin to feel "Happy for no Reason.
Published 3 days ago by Barbara Breedlove

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book, especially on audio. Lacking male energy, or slightly female bias.
This book is really great, with a detailed and effective study of what it might take to have a deep kind of happiness, that you can sustain under any circumstance. Read more
Published 9 days ago by Richard Cook

5.0 out of 5 stars Happy for No Reason
How encouraging! How refreshing! Marci Shimoff not only shares great stories, but reinforces positive attitudes with physical exercises, nutritional guidance, mind boggling... Read more
Published 10 days ago by Rhoda A. Thompson

5.0 out of 5 stars usually a skeptic

I am usually a skeptic when it comes to this type of book. I mean come on...seven steps to happiness ? Read more
Published 10 days ago by ama

2.0 out of 5 stars Mediocre self-help
Happy for no-reason is pretty run of the mill self-help. It spends a LOT of time promising you that the key to happiness is coming later in the book. Read more
Published 12 days ago by Susan Moses

2.0 out of 5 stars Couldn't get into it
I started to read this book but couldn't really get into it. Maybe I was tuned out because I already read a dozen or so books on the subject.
Published 1 month ago by Bibliophile

4.0 out of 5 stars great book
This is a great book with a fresh perspective and practical advice for daily living.
Published 1 month ago by Gail D. Vanetten

4.0 out of 5 stars This book did the job!
I loved the book because during the week I was reading it I completely got out of my sadness about my life situation. It's exactly what I needed at that time. Read more
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I recommend this book to my clients, my business associates, my family and friends - anyone and everyone should read this book. Read more
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