Happier: Learn the Secrets to Daily Joy and Lasting Fulfillment (NTC SELF-HELP) - Hardcover

Ben-Shahar, Tal

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0071492399 ISBN 13: 9780071492393

Publisher: McGraw Hill, 2007

Synopsis

"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

About this title

Review

An uplifting and life-changing book ... it will help you achieve more
pleasure and meaning in your life.
-- sixtyplussurfers.co.uk, June 29, 2007

Happier is inspiring, uplifting and readable...one of those rare self-help books that really could change your life
-- www.new-classics.co.uk, January 2008

Manageable, well researched and very accessible...Its no-nonsense approach and positive stance make for an inspirational read
-- Kindred Spirit, September 2007

Recommended most strongly to all who are serious about the question, "what
constitutes a worthwhile and happy life?"
-- Management Today, May 2007

The message here is: hurry up and slow down! -- Accounting & Business, July 2007

This engrossing, fascinating blueprint for bliss [provides] the information and tools for finding your inner fun - today, every day.
-- Daily Record, June 23, 2007

This might just work!... There's a lot more substance to this book than others on the market. Warm and genuine.
-- Relentlesslypositive.com, July 2007

This book is not airport flotsam, but a serious, practical attempt
to address the ennui of affluence -- Management Today, May 2007

From the Back Cover

Can You Learn to Be Happy?

YES . . . according to the teacher of Harvard University's most popular and life-changing course. One out of every five Harvard students has lined up to hear Tal Ben-Shahar's insightful and inspiring lectures on that ever-elusive state: HAPPINESS.

HOW?
Grounded in the revolutionary "positive psychology" movement, Ben-Shahar ingeniously combines scientific studies, scholarly research, self-help advice, and spiritual enlightenment. He weaves them together into a set of principles that you can apply to your daily life. Once you open your heart and mind to Happier 's thoughts, you will feel more fulfilled, more connected . . . and, yes, HAPPIER.

"Dr. Ben-Shahar, one of the most popular teachers in Harvard's recent history, has written a personal, informed, and highly enjoyable primer on how to become happier. It would be wise to take his advice."
--Ellen J. Langer, author of Mindfulness and On Becoming an Artist

"This fine book shimmers with a rare brand of good sense that is imbedded in scientific knowledge about how to increase happiness. It is easy to see how this is the backbone of the most popular course at Harvard today."
--Martin E. P. Seligman, author of Authentic Happiness

If you're a "rat racer," who lives in the hope of being happy in the future, and yet is unable to enjoy the here-and-now . . .

If you're a "hedonist," who finds some pleasure in the good things in life--good wine, good food, good company--and yet is unable to enjoy lasting fulfillment . . .

If you're a "nihilist," who's completely given up on finding happiness . . .you can learn to be happier!

Thousands of Harvard University students have discovered that you can become happier. They learned the secret to lasting fulfillment from acclaimed teacher Tal Ben-Shahar's class on positive psychology--a branch of psychology that combines the latest scientific research with good old common sense. Now you can join his class and learn how positive psychology can make you happier right now--no lottery windfall, job promotion, or new love required.

Think of Happier as your own personal workbook. As you read each chapter's illuminating discussion on happiness and incorporate its simple exercises into your daily routine, you will see every aspect of your life with new eyes and a new sense of purpose.

When you learn how to live for today and for tomorrow at the same time, you learn how to balance your immediate personal needs with long-term goals and enjoy life as you never have before.

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw Hill
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0071492399
• ISBN 13: 9780071492393
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 208