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A writer spends a year testing ideas about how to be happier
2009Steady paceHopeful
What it is about
Gretchen Rubin decides to devote a year to improving her happiness. Each month she focuses on a theme such as marriage, work or leisure, drawing on ideas from science and philosophy. The book is as much a personal story as a guide.
Who will enjoy it
Readers who like practical, positive self-help.
What you will get
A popular and readable book with ideas you can try.
The Happiness Project Facts: Pages, Genre and Setting
Genre
Self-help · Habits · Experiments · Everyday life
Length
320 pages · ≈ 9 h
More about this book
Characters
Gretchen Rubin, her husband and her daughters.
Setting
Everyday life in New York.
What makes it different
A memoir mixed with research on happiness.
Feel
Light, practical and encouraging.
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