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The Happiness Project Series

This series delves into the pursuit of happiness, offering a practical and systematic approach to achieving it. Follow a journey inspired by personal experience that emphasizes the power of small, everyday changes. Each installment provides concrete strategies and insights for improving various aspects of life, from personal habits to relationships. It's an encouraging guide for anyone seeking a more sustainable and fulfilling existence without drastic measures.

Happier at home
The happiness project

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  1. The happiness project

    • 368 pages
    • 13 hours of reading

    In this engaging and relatable chronicle, the author embarks on a year-long experiment to uncover the essence of true happiness. Drawing from cutting-edge science, classical philosophy, and real-life experiences, she shares her transformative journey. This special 10th Anniversary edition includes a conversation with the author, inspiring stories from others, a guide to initiating your own happiness project, and a wealth of free resources. The journey began with a profound realization on a city bus: “The days are long, but the years are short.” This prompted her to dedicate a year to exploring what truly matters in life. Throughout the twelve months, she tested various insights from historical wisdom, scientific research, and popular culture about enhancing happiness. Key findings revealed that novelty and challenge significantly boost happiness, wise spending can enhance well-being, maintaining outer order fosters inner calm, and even the smallest changes can yield substantial benefits. This updated edition features an extensive interview with the author, stories of transformative happiness projects from others, a resource guide filled with free materials, and the Happiness Project Manifesto, alongside an excerpt from her bestselling work on personality profiles that can improve life for oneself and others.

    The happiness project1
    3.7

  2. Happier at home

    In The Happiness Project, she worked out general theories of happiness. Here she goes deeper on factors that matter for home, such as possessions, marriage, time and parenthood. How can she control the cubicle in her pocket? How might she spotlight her family's treasured possessions? And it really was time to replace that dud toaster. And what does she want from her home? A place that calms her, and energises her. A place that, by making her feel safe, will free her to take risks. Also, while Rubin wants to be happier at home, she wants to appreciate how much happiness is there already. So, starting in September (the new January), Rubin dedicates a school year - September through May - to making her home a place of greater simplicity, comfort and love. Each month, Rubin tackles a different theme as she experiments with concrete, manageable resolutions - and this time, she coaxes her family to try some resolutions, as well. With her signature blend of memoir, science, philosophy and experimentation, Rubin's passion for her subject jumps off the page, and reading just a few chapters of this book will inspire readers to find more happiness in their own lives.

    Happier at home2
    3.5