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The Happiness Project
- Narrated by: Gretchen Rubin
- Length: 10 hrs and 15 mins
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The Happiness Project
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Publisher's Summary
#1 New York Times Bestseller
“An enlightening, laugh-aloud read. . . . Filled with open, honest glimpses into [Rubin’s] real life, woven together with constant doses of humor.”—Christian Science Monitor
Gretchen Rubin’s year-long experiment to discover how to create true happiness. Drawing on cutting-edge science, classical philosophy, and real-world examples, Rubin delivers an engaging, eminently relatable chronicle of transformation.
Gretchen Rubin had an epiphany one rainy afternoon in the unlikeliest of places: a city bus. “The days are long, but the years are short,” she realized. “Time is passing, and I’m not focusing enough on the things that really matter.” In that moment, she decided to dedicate a year to her happiness project.
In this lively and compelling account, Rubin chronicles her adventures during the twelve months she spent test-driving the wisdom of the ages, current scientific research, and lessons from popular culture about how to be happier. Among other things, she found that novelty and challenge are powerful sources of happiness; that money can help buy happiness, when spent wisely; that outer order contributes to inner calm; and that the very smallest of changes can make the biggest difference.
As an added bonus, this recording includes a sampling of Gretchen’s podcast, Happier With Gretchen Rubin. In this episode, "Choose the Bigger Life," Gretchen and her sister, Elizabeth Craft, discuss happiness, good habits, and whether Gretchen is going to get a dog.
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- Yosi
- 16-10-2015
Good read
This book made me question the ways in which I can make my life happier - as such I have implemented a few changes. However, not all of the changes the author made are relevant for me.
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- Melinda - YarnderWoman
- 20-11-2015
Wonderfully inspiring
This book will definitely get you thinking about your own life, how you conduct yourself, how you find meaning in the everyday. I highly recommend it to everyone.
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- Jennifer Hamilton
- 27-01-2019
I’m a very happy person and I still gained a lot
I really appreciated this book and specifically Gretchen’s candid recounting of her experience and a little look into her life in what felt like an honest way. Over the years I’ve intentionally cultivated my own happiness and could relate to a lot of what she has done and why. She sheds light on some aspects that I hadn’t thought of and does so using great examples and often backed up with her own research.
Highly recommend reading this, even for those of us who are admittedly quite happy people. :)
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- Kindle Customer
- 09-02-2021
THANKS!
I absolutely loved listening to this book. It made me realised the little changes that I need to make in my life to be happier. I already sent an invitation to all my friends to make to time to listen to it.
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- Margaret
- 01-05-2015
Love this book
I've listened to this book about 4 times over on my morning walks and I'm about to purchase Gretchen's latest book. She is an excellent narrator and proposes realistic changes one can make towards living a happier life. I definitely recommend this book.
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- Terry
- 07-09-2016
Lovely
Really enjoyed this book. It was just want I needed.
Sometimes I find the readers voice in these things a little irritating, but Gretchen was awesome.
Thank you!
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- Kerry Sutherland
- 30-12-2016
worth listening to again!
There are so many lessons taught in this book. I need to relisten at some point!
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- Helen
- 06-01-2015
Listening to this became a chore...
I was interested in learning how one woman applied happiness principles in her everyday life, but it was a very self-involved story and this, combined with the OTT narration, made it difficult to listen too. It may have been better to read in print form. I feel like her Happiness Project was too rigid and planned, which made it seem like a chore, rather than letting her happiness journey evolve naturally. It was also very centred around her role as a mother and her job as a writer, and if you don't share these roles then these parts of the book will be less relevant. Honestly, I did get sick of hearing her voice narrate these self-involved stories that, for the sake of my own happiness, I had to stop listening...
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- Mertle
- 12-12-2017
relatable
I found Gretchen's honesty very refreshing and this made her relatable to me regardless of us seeming to have very little in common. I have been inspired to create my own happiness project for the upcoming year.
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- Sofaki
- 10-08-2017
Vivid and easy to listen
Loved how personal it is, sharing feelings and goals that many people would have in common! Nice clean narrator as well! It worths to be listened! ;-)
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