The Happiness Project in Book Riot's Read Harder Challenge

Aug 31, 2017 Maya rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: 2017

I did not expect to give this 5 stars, but here we are. As a top-level collection of happiness "hacks" and real expert's happiness research and results, I just found this book so helpful and on point for what I needed right now. I have actually been listening to Rubin's podcast for a while now, so I was familiar with a lot of her ideas; this book brought it all together for me. All this said, there were definitely nit-picky things that bugged me (she tried laughing yoga, but she refused give med ...more

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Aug 13, 2012 Melissa rated it liked it

Shelves: the-self-improvement-crazytrain

Eh, somewhere between a three and four star book.

I did like the thought put into the project - all the reading and research contrasted well with Rubin's personal experiences. Honestly, I did find the sections of blog comments a bit boring. I hadn't missed them in the earlier chapters - I know, I know, she had her blog at that point - so just started skimming them when they appeared.

I also thought it interesting the number of people who assumed that there was a problem with either Rubin or her ma ...more

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Nov 01, 2010 Alison rated it really liked it

Shelves: nonfiction, bookclub, z2014_reread

I chose to re-read this because Rubin has a related book out, Happier at Home, which was published a couple of years ago. I figured if I was going to read that, I might as well re-read this. I still enjoyed this the second time around, and it was interesting to come across passages where she talked about some of the things I tried doing after my first read. (The only thing that stuck with me is the "one-minute rule.) I found myself thinking about taking on a happiness project of my own, but I do ...more

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Jan 21, 2012 Jenni rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: read-finished-in-2012

I really enjoyed this book. I think there is something inspiring in this book for everyone. I wont be starting my own happiness project any time soon, but I can honestly say that this book made me think twice about some of the things I do every day and some of my own patterns. This is a book that I marked in heavily and will enjoy going back and reading my notes and the passages I marked for years to come.

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Jul 23, 2019 Patricia marked it as did-not-finish

Shelves: nonfiction, audiobook

At least 3 fatphobic comments in the first 48 minutes of the audiobook. DNF'd. ...more

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Jul 09, 2011 Shrop rated it really liked it

Really gave me some things to think about, since I too sometimes wonder, am I getting as much as I can out of my life and all the amazing things in it?

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