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The how of happiness, a scientific approach to getting the life you want, Sonja Lyubomirsky, Ph.D

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The how of happiness, a scientific approach to getting the life you want, Sonja Lyubomirsky, Ph.D

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-357) and index

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index present

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unknown

Main title

The how of happiness

Nature of contents

dictionariesbibliography

Oclc number

883343613

Responsibility statement

Sonja Lyubomirsky, Ph.D

Sub title

a scientific approach to getting the life you want

Summary

Learn how to achieve the happiness you deserve "A guide to sustaining your newfound contentment."--Psychology Today You see here a different kind of happiness book. The How of Happiness is a comprehensive guide to understanding the elemetns of happiness based on years of groundbreaking scientific research. It is also a practical, empowering, and easy-to-follow workbook, incorporating happiness strategies, excercises in new ways of thinking, and quizzes for understanding our individuality, all in an effort to help us realize our innate potential for joy and ways to sustain it in our lives. Drawing upon years of pioneering research with thousands of men and women, The How of Happiness is both a powerful contribution to the field of positive psychology and a gift to people who have sought to take their happiness into their own hands. www.TheHowOfHappiness.com

Table Of Contents

Is it possible to become happier? -- How happy are you and why? -- How to find happiness activities that fit your interests, your values, and your needs -- Practicing gratitude and positive thinking -- Investing in social connections -- Managing stress, hardship, and trauma -- Living in the present -- Happiness activity no. 10: committing to your goals -- Taking care of your body and your soul -- The five hows behind sustainable happiness -- The promise of abiding happiness: an afterword -- Postscript: if you are depressed

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