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The Happiness Project (Revised Edition): Or, Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun Paperback – December 29, 2015

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“This book made me happy in the first five pages.” —AJ Jacobs, author of The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible

Award-winning author Gretchen Rubin is back with a bang, with The Happiness Project. The author of the bestselling 40 Ways to Look at Winston Churchill has produced a work that is “a cross between the Dalai Lama’s The Art of Happiness and Elizabeth Gilbert’s Eat, Pray, Love.” (Sonya Lyubomirsky, author of The How of Happiness: A Scientific Approach to Getting the Life You Want) In the vein of Julie and Julia, The Happiness Project describes one person’s year-long attempt to discover what leads to true contentment. Drawing at once on cutting-edge science, classical philosophy, and real-world applicability, Rubin has written an engaging, eminently relatable chronicle of transformation.

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Starred Review. Rubin is not an unhappy woman: she has a loving husband, two great kids and a writing career in New York City. Still, she could-and, arguably, should-be happier. Thus, her methodical (and bizarre) happiness project: spend one year achieving careful, measurable goals in different areas of life (marriage, work, parenting, self-fulfillment) and build on them cumulatively, using concrete steps (such as, in January, going to bed earlier, exercising better, getting organized, and "acting more energetic"). By December, she's striving bemusedly to keep increasing happiness in every aspect of her life. The outcome is good, not perfect (in accordance with one of her "Secrets of Adulthood": "Don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good"), but Rubin's funny, perceptive account is both inspirational and forgiving, and sprinkled with just enough wise tips, concrete advice and timely research (including all those other recent books on happiness) to qualify as self-help. Defying self-help expectations, however, Rubin writes with keen senses of self and narrative, balancing the personal and the universal with a light touch. Rubin's project makes curiously compulsive reading, which is enough to make any reader happy. --This text refers to the Audible Audio Edition edition.

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“An enlightening, laugh-aloud read. . . . Filled with open, honest glimpses into [Rubin’s] real life, woven together with constant doses of humor.” (Terry Hong, Christian Science Monitor)

“For those who generally loathe the self-help genre, Rubin’s book is a breath of peppermint-scented air. Well-researched and sharply written. . . . Rubin takes an orderly, methodical approach to forging her own path to a happier state of mind.” (Kim Crow, Cleveland Plain Dealer)

“Practical and never preachy . . . the rare self-help tome that doesn’t feel shameful to read.” (Daily Beast)

“Packed with fascinating facts about the science of happiness and rich examples of how she improves her life through changes small and big The Happiness Project made me happier by just reading it.” (Amy Scribner, Bookpage)

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Paperback: 368 pages
Publisher: Harper Paperbacks; Revised ed. edition (December 29, 2015)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0062414852
ISBN-13: 978-0062414854
Product Dimensions: 5.3 x 0.7 x 8 inches
Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 1,551 customer reviews
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,215 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #5 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Reference
- #14 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Mental Health > Emotions
- #77 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Mental Health > Happiness

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Would not have ordinarily bought this book however it was ...

ByKim Ton August 13, 2017

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Would not have ordinarily bought this book however it was required for a college class assignment. I ended up enjoying reading this book and it was very thought provoking.

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Open up new thinking and insight. Changed my attitude and increased my happiness

ByAmazon Customeron May 26, 2017

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Have read the book 3 times, paperback and digital and have recommend it to friends and family. I plan on reviewing it yearly.

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Highly recommend: -)

ByAmie T.on May 2, 2017

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Wow! What an outstanding book. It was exactly what I needed and what I was hoping for. Highly recommend :-)

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Go for it.

ByHappy readeron October 16, 2017

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This book changed my life. Buy it. Take your time reading it. If it resonates, do it!! (hosting my own local HP group now - for the 1st time ever for this kind of thing - and LOVING every minute!)

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Perhaps I was less than happy. However

ByMargaret Galton October 10, 2017

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I found this a bit trite. Perhaps I was less than happy. However, I did do some minor procrastinated tasks - and that advice did seem to work!

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fun read

ByH. T.on May 5, 2017

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this is a fun, enlightening read. bought this as a gift for someone and they enjoyed the advice and wisdom it imparted

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Quality Read

ByAmyDon April 9, 2015

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I actually received my copy of this book from a friend, and bought this copy for a different friend, so I'm not actually sure what quality the book was from this company, but the book itself is a really good read! Rubin is well researched and also passionate about her goal, which makes for a read chock-ful of quality quotes and solid advice on how to raise your happiness levels! I found it a reassuring read after a rough semester and will probably go back to it in the future for advice!

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A lot of food for thought presented

ByArdannylon June 2, 2013

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Offered the opportunity to join a group and share my view point of this read almost a year ago, I missed the deadline. Despite of missing the expiration date for participating, out of curiosity, I decided to purchase and read the book anyway. I did take it upon myself to apply one of the suggested projects. After completing the one section on clutter, I was motivated to do just that...get rid of it. Due to the fact that my bedroom and office are set up as a dual studio,I must admit,it did make me feel better. This book included a lot of suggestions on how to get the initiation process started on multiple happiness task. Some I agreed with whole heartedly yet there were some statements/suggestions that in my opinion I feel Gretchen based her focus and choices directly from personal biased experience. This book however is a good read for anyone looking for self improvement with a happiness project or, for individuals trying to get their feet wet in the process. The tips enclosed towards the end of the book are a major plus.

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a journal of someone I that I liked less and less the more I read, blessing was that it taught me how to quit reading a book without completing it.

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Very insightful and helpful. By taking this systematic approach, you will take a step back and reexamine the choices you make everyday.Read more

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AMAZING book. I would recommend this book for absolutely anyone, and I would read it over and over.

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This was a book about what SHE did to be happy. I'm not sure that the author intended it, but she came off as rude and arrogant. Her epiphanies seemed very rudimentary to me.Read more

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More like a journal of someone I don't know living a pretty burning lifestyle I don't relate to doing things that don't seem to be making her happy in general. No secrets here.

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