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A Course in Happiness: Mastering the 3 Levels of Self-Understanding That Lead to True and Lasting Contentment
A three-part course in one of the most vital subjects known to man: how to be happy.
If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands . . .
The simple lyrics of this nursery-school song tune small children in to the important life skill of recognizing and acknowledging good feelings within themselves. For adults, getting in touch with a sense of happiness is rarely so simple. It seems what so many of us need is an education on the subject . . . a virtual Course in Happiness. In this book, Mardi Horowitz draws on more than forty years of experience as a psychiatrist to provide readers with just this.
According to Dr. Horowitz, in order to identify the root causes of our discontent, it is necessary to consider all the experiences, memories, and emotions that constitute selfhood, the true “I” in each of us. A Course in Happiness guides readers through a strenuous but deeply rewarding education in mastering the three essential life skills that underlie the achievement of this level of self-understanding:
· INTEGRATION: the ability to assemble all the pieces of one’s self into a whole, understood, and respected “me.”
· INTIMACY: the capacity to remain closely connected to the warmth of relationships with family, friends, and others in a social community.
· INTEGRITY: an awareness of which of one’s values are most dear and which are lower in priority—and then to be true to what is most important, even in the midst of conflict.
A Course in Happiness offers a road map for achieving genuine contentment in life.
If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands . . .
The simple lyrics of this nursery-school song tune small children in to the important life skill of recognizing and acknowledging good feelings within themselves. For adults, getting in touch with a sense of happiness is rarely so simple. It seems what so many of us need is an education on the subject . . . a virtual Course in Happiness. In this book, Mardi Horowitz draws on more than forty years of experience as a psychiatrist to provide readers with just this.
According to Dr. Horowitz, in order to identify the root causes of our discontent, it is necessary to consider all the experiences, memories, and emotions that constitute selfhood, the true “I” in each of us. A Course in Happiness guides readers through a strenuous but deeply rewarding education in mastering the three essential life skills that underlie the achievement of this level of self-understanding:
· INTEGRATION: the ability to assemble all the pieces of one’s self into a whole, understood, and respected “me.”
· INTIMACY: the capacity to remain closely connected to the warmth of relationships with family, friends, and others in a social community.
· INTEGRITY: an awareness of which of one’s values are most dear and which are lower in priority—and then to be true to what is most important, even in the midst of conflict.
A Course in Happiness offers a road map for achieving genuine contentment in life.
- GenresPsychology
304 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2008
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November 24, 2019
I loved this book.
The examples that are provided are highly relatable, and the exercises are tools that are provided are easy to comprehend and practice.
This book provided me with great insight into my own behaviours, along with simple tools to continue to work on my personal and emotional growth.
Definitely a must read.
The examples that are provided are highly relatable, and the exercises are tools that are provided are easy to comprehend and practice.
This book provided me with great insight into my own behaviours, along with simple tools to continue to work on my personal and emotional growth.
Definitely a must read.
September 29, 2010
I thought this book provided a lot of useful information, especially about interpersonal relationships and how to view reality realistically and make the best of your situation. I need to apply a lot of the lessons I've heard in this book and elsewhere.
March 21, 2011
A better title would have been "A Course in Contentment," but then isn't contentment a more common version of what we call happiness.
December 19, 2014
This book has some of the most practical information on improving life satisfaction that I have seen.
The concepts are simple, but change is hard work. Filled with great exercises.
The concepts are simple, but change is hard work. Filled with great exercises.
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