Happy Habits: 50 Science-Backed Rituals to Adopt (or Stop) to Boost Health and Happiness - Hardcover

Karen Salmansohn

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 198485822X ISBN 13: 9781984858221

Publisher: Berkley Publishing Corporation,U.S., 2020

Synopsis

50 habits to start (or stop!) right now in order to be happier, healthier, less stressed, and more productive--from the best-selling author and happiness expert behind Think Happy.

Modern research has convinced us that we can improve our lives in more permanent ways by forming new habits. But how can we successfully create habits--and what new habits will actually increase our happiness and fulfillment?

Wellness expert Karen Salmansohn to the rescue! Happy Habits presents 50 habits that span body, mind, relationships, work, home, and play. Inside you'll find a wide range of habits, from the traditional (daily meditation; start a gratitude practice) to the surprising (strategic complaining). Each one is easy to incorporate into daily life. Filled with fascinating studies and simple rituals, this illustrated guide shows readers accessible ways to uplift their lives.

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About the Author

Karen Salmansohn is a happiness and wellness expert who is the author of numerous best-selling self-improvement books with over one million copies sold. She studied to be a yoga and meditation teacher at Ishta Yoga, founded the DO IT healthy eating program, and has been a featured happiness expert on the Today show, The View, CNN, Fox News, and Real Time with Bill Maher. Karen has been featured in the New York Times, Bloomberg Businessweek, Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, Philadelphia Inquirer, Time, Marie Claire, Fast Company, InStyle, Self, Elle, and the New Yorker.

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50 habits to start (or stop!) right now in order to be happier, healthier, less stressed, and more productive--from the best-selling author and happiness expert behind Think Happy.
Modern research has convinced us that we can improve our lives in more permanent ways by forming new habits. But how can we successfully create habits--and what new habits will actually increase our happiness and fulfillment?

Wellness expert Karen Salmansohn to the rescue! Happy Habits presents 50 habits that span body, mind, relationships, work, home, and play. Inside you'll find a wide range of habits, from the traditional (daily meditation; start a gratitude practice) to the surprising (strategic complaining). Each one is easy to incorporate into daily life. Filled with fascinating studies and simple rituals, this illustrated guide shows readers accessible ways to uplift their lives.

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Introduction

The Psychology of Habit Formation


You might think you mindfully choose whatever you do on a given day—but think again.

Around 40 to 45 percent of your daily actions are actually preprogrammed habits.

So, doesn’t it make sense to prep your brain with really, really good habit programming?

The better these 40 to 45 percent preprogrammed daily habits are—the better your entire life will be.

So . . .

• You need to make sure you’re NOT programmed to do lots of self-sabotaging, unhealthy, unloving, negative habits.

• You need to make sure you ARE programmed to do lots of healthy, loving, successful, positive habits each day.

Because the sum of your habits has such influence on your life, in order to boost your overall happiness, you gotta tweak the habits you do most often!

No worries! I’m here to help.

The fifty habits in this book are simple, repeatable actions for you to adopt—or drop—to increase your happiness!

Edition details

• Publisher: Berkley Publishing Corporation,U.S.
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 198485822X
• ISBN 13: 9781984858221
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 128