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S'està carregant… The Happiness Project: Or, Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun (2009)de Gretchen Rubin
  
Books Read in 2019 (683) » 7 més No hi ha cap discussió a Converses sobre aquesta obra.  Katzenkindliest | Apr 23, 2024 |   hmonkeyreads | Jan 25, 2024 |  ) doehlberg63 | Dec 2, 2023 | I love goals. I love making them and tracking them, and I love hearing others' goals and their progress on reaching them. So naturally, I enjoyed Gretchen's project. I appreciated that she included examples of her successes and failures. I liked that she incorporated statistics/studies into her book, but correlated them to her challenges, making them more memorable. I have to admit, her "Secrets of Adulthood" and "Splendid Truths" were a bit much for me, and she kept repeating them over and over again... After she began including comments from her blog, I also started to tire of that - a few well-placed comments would have been fine, but sometimes she included so many that they went on for pages and simply felt like filler. The book could have easily been reduced by 50-100 pages. There's nothing new or profound in this book (there usually isn't in this kind of writing) but it was still a fun read. (  ) RachelRachelRachel | Nov 21, 2023 | I like the tone of the author - it is not preachy. Mrs.Rubin didn't adopt an attitude where she dictates the reader "to do this", "don't do this" , "do this at your peril". Instead, she puts forth her thoughts on happiness and explains the approach she adopted to maximize happiness in her life. I liked a few ideas the book offered. For example, maintaining a one-sentence journal for each day in life. The book is insightful and practical. (  ) harishwriter | Oct 12, 2023 |
 A fun, funny and wise book written by Gretchen Rubin, a regular HuffingtonPost.com contributor, it's a distillation of the wisdom of the ages on happiness. It provides eminently practical ways to amplify your happiness pretty much immediately (e.g. gossip less; exercise more; launch a pet project). (Video review follows) I had fun reading about Rubin's triumphs, insights, and failures. She's honest about her frustrating experiences, which are often more interesting that her successful ones. If you are interested in clarifying your reasons to become uncluttered, are looking to be happier, or simply enjoy the genre of “a year in the life” style books, I recommend checking out The Happiness Project. It’s a great reminder for not letting the joys of life pass you by. DistincionsLlistes notables
A thoughtful and prescriptive work on happiness filled with practical advice, sharp insight, charm, and humor.
On the outside, Gretchen Rubin had it all--a good marriage, healthy children and a successful career--but something was missing. Determined to end that nagging feeling, she set out on a year-long quest to learn how to better enjoy the life she already had. Each month, Gretchen pursued a different set of resolutions--go to sleep earlier, tackle a nagging task, bring people together, take time to be silly. She read everything from classical philosophy to cutting-edge scientific studies, from Winston Churchill to Oprah, developing her own definition of happiness and a plan for how to achieve it. She kept track of which resolutions worked and which didn't, sharing her stories and collecting those of others. Bit by bit, she began to appreciate and amplify the happiness in her life. With a wicked sense of humour and sharp insight, Gretchen's story will inspire readers to embrace the pleasure in their lives.--From publisher description. No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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Sie startet viele Abschnitte mit Anweisungen ("tu dies, mach das"), um dann zu erzählen wie es ihr damit ging. Davon abgesehen dass sie ein ziemlich privilegiertes Leben führt, fand ich diesen Wechsel auch irritierend. Entweder ist es ein Ratgeber oder ein Erfahrungsbericht. Dieses Buch will beides sein und ist deshalb beides nur halb... 2,5 Sterne, aufgerundet auf 3. (