Book description
"There are few self-help books more resolutley down to earth than Happier...Ben Shahar provides straightforward guidelines for integrating habits of gratitude and accepting negative emotions into daily life" Observer, Jan 2012
Why read it?
3 authors picked Happier as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
As his students, me included, call him, Tal is a remarkable teacher. His compact book of one hundred and sixty-nine pages is filled with valuable and applicable knowledge on being happier.
He draws a lot from his young life as an athlete and into adult life as a Harvard professor, along with his wellbeing research. His book is set up in three parts: defining happiness, applying happiness, and meditations on happiness. Tal uses “time-in” to have readers stop and reflect on a question relevant to the reading material, which helps one better consider the material more thoughtfully.
The other thing…
From Maria's list on wellbeing that will make you feel happier.
Happier is the primary reason for living. The author makes the point that we should be asking, “How can I be happy now and in the future?” Don’t do things that are designed solely for the future, you deserve to be happy today and in the future.
Include this thought in your client discovery thinking with questions like, “What would it mean to spend the only time you ever get in a way that truly feels as though you are making it count?”
My wife and I recently went to Puglia, Italy where we lived for a month as a…
From David's list on thinking about the meaning of one’s life and work.
As we all want to be happy, there are different ways we can get there. Ironically, chasing happiness, trying to perfect our lives, and making sure everything is "good" and "positive" might be the worse way to do it. The chase after happiness is not the way to get it. Ben Shachar—an expert when it comes to positive thinking and happiness—teaches us how to stop the race, in order to get the peace of mind and happiness that we seek.
From Yoav's list on happiness and the choices we make to get it.
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