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Language: English
Published by Teach Yourself Books, 2010
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- Title
- How To Be Happier
- Author
- Paul Jenner
- Publisher
- Teach Yourself Books
- Publication year
- 2010
- Condition
- Very Good
- Dust jacket
- 47114723
- Signed
- 7/28/2025 10:33:59 AM
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1444100939
- ISBN 13
- 9781444100938
- Edition
- 1753698839.
- Seller catalogs
- 1, 9781444100938, U
Is this the right book for me?
How happy are you? How To Be Happier encourages you to answer this question - honestly! - and suggests practical steps you can take to lead a more fulfilling and contented life. Banish the thoughts that make you unhappy and accept all the positive parts of who you are; learn the principles of happy eating and exercise your way to a healthier lifestyle; meditate for inner happiness; and practise great sex to boost your happy chemicals. With tips and anecdotes and a happiness plan to help you put into practice what you have learned, this book is an enjoyable way to reach what you have always strived for.
How to be Happier includes:
Chapter 1: How happy are you?
How this book works
Ten things this book will do for you
Yes, I'm happy, but...
Is it morally right to be happy?
Is true happiness within or without?
How happy are you?
Chapter 2: Building a happy brain
Retraining your mind
Ten thoughts than can make you unhappy
Ten harmful emotions
Why are we negative?
Getting rid of the negative
Chapter 3: Think yourself happy
Theirs is better
I want more...and...more
If it's not black, it must be white
If it's not perfect, it's no good
Why is this always happening to me?
I'm not going to like this
I feel it, so it must be true
I'm a label; you're a label
I should do this; you should do that
If it's wrong, it must be my fault
Applying the lessons to your past
Chapter 4: Goodbye to negative emotions
Feeling good about other people
How negative emotions are dangerous for your health
Learning to empathize
Blame, resentment and revenge
Feeling good about yourself
The stress buster
40 laughs a day
Laugher really is the best medicine
Don't just sit there, tell a joke
Chapter 5: Eating happiness
A healthy diet is a happy diet
Hormones, food and happiness
The principles of happy eating
Food allergies can make you depressed
Your A-Z guide to happy food and drink
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Chapter 6: Inner happiness
So what is meditation?
How to meditate
Meditating for happiness
Meditating for practical benefits
Meditating on the day's events
Where does inner happiness come from?
Chapter 7: Where to get happy-fit
The depression buster
Generating those happy chemicals
How much exercise?
The runner's high
Are you happy-fit?
What type of exercise?
Keeping motivated
Chapter 8: Be happy being yourself
Maximum satisfaction
Running away to happiness
Doing what you want
Learning to say 'yes'
Let go your inner child
Express the real you
Avoiding unhappiness
Plan your happy future
Chapter 9: Relationships, love and business
Pets
Human Relationships
Living with 'the one'
Avoid the projection trap
Rules for walking on air
Chapter 10: Happy sex
The elements of happy sex
How does sex make you happy?
How to have happy sex
Chapter 11: Connection equals happiness
All life is connected
Say 'hello' to your very big family
Altruism equals happiness
Meditation and spirituality
Chapter 12: Your seven-day happiness plan
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Learn effortlessly with an easy-to-read page design and new added features:
Not got much time?
One, five and ten-minute introductions to key principles to get you started.
Author insights
Lots of instant help with common problems and quick tips for success, based on the author's many years of experience.
Test yourself
Tests in the book and online to keep track of your progress.
Extend your knowledge
Extra online articles to give you a richer understanding of how to achieve happiness.
Five things to remember
Quick refreshers to help you remember the key facts.
Try this
Innovative exercises illustrate what you've learnt and how to use it.
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