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. Forming new habits can improve your mood and invigorate your daily routine, but you’ve gotta figure out which ones to adopt or drop. How can you successfully create habits—and what new habits will actually increase your happiness and fulfillment? Wellness expert Karen Salmansohn to the rescue! Happy Habits presents fifty habits that span body, mind, relationships, work, home, and play. Karen shares the tools you need to master fundamental habits (daily meditation; practicing gratitude), surprising happiness-boosting techniques (crying regularly; strategic complaining), and tips for easily incorporating new habits into your daily life. Filled with fascinating studies and simple rituals, this illustrated guide offers fun, accessible ways to uplift your life.
Karen Salmansohn Book order






- 2020
- 2019
Instant Calm: 2-Minute Meditations to Create a Lifetime of Happy
- 112 pages
- 4 hours of reading
The book offers a collection of quick, two-minute meditations and mindfulness tips designed to alleviate stress and enhance mental clarity, productivity, and sleep. With a vibrant presentation, it serves as a practical guide for anyone seeking to cultivate a more peaceful and focused mindset in just a few minutes each day.
- 2018
Celebrating the joys of friendship, this vibrant gift book by happiness expert Karen Salmansohn highlights the delightful aspects of friends, blending humor and wit. It captures everything from lighthearted moments to heartfelt support, making it a perfect tribute to the bonds we cherish.
- 2018
Life Is Long!
- 128 pages
- 5 hours of reading
More than just a powerful longevity tool, this easy-to-read, research-backed guide will help you to boost your immunity and protect your overall health—while also giving you insights and tools to slow down the aging process. Best-selling author and wellness expert Karen Salmansohn presents a witty, inspiring collection of the top 50+ tips for a long and healthy life, backed by a wide range of longevity research. You'll discover insights from the world’s Blue Zones (where people live extra long) and takeaways from fascinating studies on everything from coffee to fasting to hidden toxins. Distilling the latest science into longevity practices that are quick to read and jam-packed with playful humor, Life Is Long sheds light on intriguing questions like • what spice improves cardiovascular health as much as aerobic exercise? • how often should I stand up from my desk? • how can brushing my teeth improve my heart health? • how do I keep my chromosomes in good shape? • and more! Full of clear, actionable advice, Life is Long is a phenomenal resource for improving your immune system, boosting mental clarity, feeling more energetic, slimming down & aging at your best!
- 2017
Open When: Letters to Lift Your Spirits
- 24 pages
- 1 hour of reading
The book explores the emotional connection we maintain with loved ones even when physically apart. It emphasizes the importance of support and encouragement, offering creative ways to uplift those we care about from a distance. Through heartfelt messages and thoughtful gestures, readers learn how to express their love and motivation, making a positive impact in their loved ones' lives despite the separation.
- 2016
Emphasizing resilience, this book offers practical strategies for maintaining happiness amidst life's challenges. It provides insights into cultivating a positive mindset, managing stress, and embracing change. Readers will find actionable tips and motivational advice to help navigate through tough times, fostering a sense of joy and fulfillment regardless of external circumstances.
- 2015
Instant Happy Journal
- 368 pages
- 13 hours of reading
Jam-packed with 365 "happiness prompters," this colorful journal is sure to brighten your day. Each page features a specific intention, inspiring quote, surprising scientific fact, or thought-provoking question to ponder. When you approach your day with Salmansohn's "happiness prompters" in mind, you amp up your ability to notice (and create ) many more joyous moments in your day. But that's just half of what it takes to live a supremely happy life. This journal teaches the top two habits of happy people: to naturally set their intention to enjoy a happy day, then end the day reflecting on what made them happy. When you end your day writing about what went right, you further strengthen your happiness mindset. With fill-in dates so that you can write and reflect at your own pace, this little journal features a graphic design and fresh attitude perfect for today's modern happiness-seeker.
- 2012
The latest gift book from positivity guru and bestselling author Karen Salmansohn, Instant Happy delivers upbeat shots of happiness and perspective with clever, motivational sayings and graphics. SEEK OUT THE HAPPINESS IN ALL OF LIFE'S CRAPPINESS You’re just ten seconds away from a brighter, more centered, supremely fabulous you! No matter what challenges life throws at you—from relationship roadblocks to everyday stressors to unexpected forks in your path—happiness guru Karen Salmansohn is here with colorful “thought interventions” to teach your old brain some new tricks. With witty sayings, inspiring philosophies, colorful graphics, and a dose of cheeky tough love, Instant Happy is the perfect inspirational self-help book for people who don’t have the time or patience for self-help books. So next time you’re feeling stressed, stuck, blue, pissed off, or pissed on, simply flip open a page in Instant Happy to kick yourself out of that negative feedback loop and into a positive thought pattern. Karen’s no-BS tone, quick-acting humor, and contagious optimism will soon have you ready to take on the world.
- 2008
Bounce Back Book
- 192 pages
- 7 hours of reading
Offers 70 tips on how to bounce back from adversity.
- 2003
The 7 lively sins
- 211 pages
- 8 hours of reading
44 Life Lessonsto Bring You Years of Glee, Passion, and ChutzpahYou've heard it said again and again since childhood...avoid those seven deadly sins: lust, anger, pride, sloth, envy, gluttony, and greed (insert boo-hiss here). Oh yes, you know they're wicked, you do your best to beat them down. But what if, just what if, you should be basking in these baddies rather than shunning them? What if a life reveling in the seven sins would bring you overwhelming happiness, never-ending fulfillment? And what if there were seven other sins that you should be dodging? In The Seven Lively Sins, best-selling author Karen Salmansohn turns the familiar sins on their heads and dares us to indulge in them with gusto. What's more, she unmasks the seven so-much-deadlier sins: emotional masochism, guilt, fear, repression or self-expression, need for speed, worry and apathy. These are the real spirit-killers, so watch out for them! If they sneak into your life, you're guaranteed a joyless future. But if you welcome those seven lively sins, well, a good time will be enjoyed by all. So be lustful! Be greedy! Be happy, dammit!

