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Better Than Chocolate: 50 Proven Ways to Feel Happier
What could possibly be better than chocolate? How about good health, self-acceptance, loving relationships, freedom from fear and guilt, and a clear sense of purpose in life? In BETTER THAN CHOCOLATE, happy guy Siimon Reynolds offers 50 bites of delightful wisdom that are guaranteed to boost your mood instead of your blood sugar. From Taoism to psycho-cyberkinetics, this d...more
Hardcover, 112 pages
Published
May 1st 2005
by Ten Speed Press
(first published April 15th 2005)
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This is a fun and helpful book which describes many different ways to bring happiness in our daily life. The recommendations and tips expressed in this book are simple, yet helpful, uplifting, and quite easy to apply to our everyday life. I appreciate that the facts, theories and tips included in this book come from different parts of the world and different faiths. I am definitely going to apply some of these recommendations to my own life. A great book to come across and utilize whenever neede...more
50 bite sized suggestions for feeling happier. Quite simple, but effective suggestions. Perhaps a bit simplistic in both delivery and scope for those suffering from depression, but I'm sure some of the suggestions would be helpful. An good introduction to lots of ideas and of course you can always Google if more information is required. My favorite part are the pictures for each tip they are clever and original.
If you're familiar with cognitive behavioral therapy, this book will all seem pretty familiar, and I guess it's a good refresher to remind yourself of the habits/techniques from CBT. If you're not familiar with CBT, this book will probably seem pretty simplistic and not very useful, I'd guess (In fact, the second of the "50 ways" is "try cognitive behavior therapy." It's a quick read so it can't really hurt to give it a whirl.
I read the ebook version of this on my Nook tablet. Loved it! The advice is simple. There's nothing earth-shattering here, but it's presented in a clear, reader-friendly way. The ideas are presented in small bites with a call to action ending each one which makes them feel very doable. Liked it so much I bought the ebook.
I just had to read this out of curiosity. What could possibly be better than chocolate? This book was a nice uplifting read that gives some good practical advice on how to be more positive. However, there were some points that I felt were counterintuitive to an introvert personality.
If you have done any prior reading on happiness studies in the field of positive psychology, you won't really find much new here. As an introvert, I was also annoyed by what felt like a couple of digs at introversion within the book.
I love how easy this book is. It gets to the point and there are no long-winded explanations or quotes to understand. The illustrations are so vibrant and looks so cheery. I simply love this book and will recommend this book to everyone.
Quick book with good reminders
Sweet little book with heart touching illustrations.
Very nice illustrations. Healthy advice that you can get from other sources, but this is an attractive package.
I'm not much for self-help books usually, but this is just a quick, to the point book, with fun little illustrations
Jan 01, 2011
Deb (Readerbuzz) Nance
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Subtitled "50 Proven Ways to Feel Happier", this book lists 100 Simple Secrets in its list of recommended reading, so don't think these are fifty additional ways. There is some overlap, but that just makes sense; there are some very definite ways to be happier and everyone should mention these in a book about being happy.
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