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The happiness project : or why I spent a year trying to sing in the morning, clean my closets, fight right, read Aristotle, and generally have more fun
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The happiness project : or why I spent a year trying to sing in the morning, clean my closets, fight right, read Aristotle, and generally have more fun

Author: Gretchen Craft Rubin
Publisher: New York, NY : Harper, ©2009.
Edition/Format:   Book : English : 1st edView all editions and formats
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A thoughtful and prescriptive work on happiness filled with practical advice, sharp insight, charm, and humor.
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Genre/Form: Reality memoirs
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Gretchen Craft Rubin
ISBN: 9780061583254 0061583251 9780062011947 0062011944
OCLC Number: 301705276
Description: xiv, 301 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents: January, Vitality: boost energy --
February, Marriage: remember love --
March, Work: aim higher --
April, Parenthood: lighten up --
May, Leisure: be serious about play --
June, Friendship: make time for friends --
July, Money: buy some happiness --
August, Eternity: contemplate the heavens --
September, Books: pursue a passion --
October, Mindfulness: pay attention --
November, Attitude: keep a contented heart --
December, Happiness: boot camp perfect --
Your happiness project --
Further reading.
Other Titles: Counseling Center
Counseling Center -- Stress Management/Coping Skills/Cognitive Therapy
Responsibility: Gretchen Rubin.
Local System Bib Number:
.b10168497

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Gretchen Rubin had an epiphany. One rainy afternoon on a city bus, she realized that she wasn't as happy as she could be. In danger of wasting her days, she realized her life wasn't going to change  Read more...
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"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 Read more...

 
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Good reminder of how to make life better

by JeanneMarieM (WorldCat user published 2012-01-03) Very Good Permalink

I'm over 60, and received this book as a gift. Initially, I thought it would be just like so many self help books and have nothing to add. What I found, is that there are a few good gems - reminders of how kindness pays off for the giver and the receiver, that everyone wants to be accepted, that happiness...
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