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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 158
EAN: 9781594201486
ISBN: 159420148X
Label: Penguin Press HC, The
Manufacturer: Penguin Press HC, The
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 384
Publication Date: December 27, 2007
Publisher: Penguin Press HC, The
Sales Rank: 3339
Studio: Penguin Press HC, The
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You can change your personal capacity for happiness. Research psychologist Sonja Lyubomirsky's pioneering concept of the 40% solution shows you how
Drawing on her own groundbreaking research with thousands of men and women, research psychologist and University of California professor of psychology Sonja Lyubomirsky has pioneered a detailed yet easy-to-follow plan to increase happiness in our day-to-day lives-in the short term and over the long term. The How of Happiness is a different kind of happiness book, one that offers a comprehensive guide to understanding what happiness is, and isn't, and what can be done to bring us all closer to the happy life we envision for ourselves. Using more than a dozen uniquely formulated happiness-increasing strategies, The How of Happiness offers a new and potentially life- changing way to understand our innate potential for joy and happiness as well as our ability to sustain it in our lives.
Beginning with a short diagnostic quiz that helps readers to first quantify and then to understand what she describes as their 'happiness set point,' Lyubomirsky reveals that this set point determines just 50 percent of happiness while a mere 10 percent can be attributed to differences in life circumstances or situations. This leaves a startling, and startlingly underdeveloped, 40 percent of our capacity for happiness within our power to change.
Lyubomirsky's 'happiness strategies' introduce readers to the concept of intentional activities, mindful actions that they can use to achieve a happier life. These include exercises in practicing optimism when imagining the future, instruction in how best to savor life's pleasures in the here and now, and a thoroughgoing explanation of the importance of staying active to being happy. Helping readers find the right fit between the goals they set and the activities she suggests, Lyubomirsky also helps readers understand the many obstacles to happiness as well as how to harness individual strengths to overcome them. Always emphasizing how much of our happiness is within our control, Lyubomirsky addresses the 'scientific how' of her happiness research, demystifying the many myths that unnecessarily complicate its pursuit. Unlike those of many self-help books, all her recommendations are supported by scientific research.
The How of Happiness is both a powerful contribution to the field of positive psychology and a gift to all those who have questioned their own well- being and sought to take their happiness into their own hands.
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This book, as advertised, is a scientific study of the subject of personal happiness. If you read this book with attention and intention, you will find your personal gateway to more happiness in life.
Commonly accepted notions of happiness are dispelled as myths. You will be surprised to learn that wealth alone does not buy real happiness( which is a permanent change of one's psychological state) and even more surprised to find out why. Neither does moving to the exotic locale of your ... Read More
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The How of Happiness: A Scientific Approach to Getting the Life You Want
A thorough book on becoming happier based upon research by one of the world's leading happiness experts. The book is based on scientific research not conjective. The author writes well and makes this an interesting read. Identifies the areas that we can influence to help us create a happier life and indicates those that we can't do anything or much about, such as our genetics. Helps the reader identify happiness activities ... Read More
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Not really much to say, everything went according to plan. Made the buy, and the product arrived in the projected time frame in perfect condition.
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In this book, psychology professor Sonja Lyubomirsky presents a simple, step-by-step process to creating a happier life. What is unique about Lyubomirsky's approach is that each and every recommendation she makes is supported by decades of research and scientific evidence; in short, the twelve happiness activities she presents have been thoroughly vetted in their ability to produce ongoing feelings of pleasure and contentment in one's life.
The basic premise of this book is that 50% of one's "set ... Read More
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Dr. Sonia's text is filled with descriptions of empirical studies that help lift the moods of everyday people. If you want to feel better, practice some of the techniques that she advocates. The book presents several methods for turning your attitude about people and events around to a balanced and optimistic point of view.
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