Status Updates From The Happiness Project

Motivational. Interesting. Not sure if I’m enjoying the writing about oneself but will push through.

RE-READ

White woman in 2000s trying to pretend that 9/11 didn’t happen

whoops this got boring

From how I can see it, November was not so much about being contented as it was about being controlling. Gretchen appears to be quite a control freak with very little empathy - and I still can’t get over the fact that she hosted a party for her MIL “out of the kindness of her heart,” but complained and controlled the entire time. And then wasn’t happy until her husband had given HER a gift. Seriously?

Oh, their wedding was planned so perfectly except - GASP - they’d put an “e” in Hadyn’s name! Imagine being so privileged that that’s the “imperfection” that throws the loveliness of the wedding into focus.

“”Do you feel lucky to be alive?”
“Actually, I feel like I really wish I hadn’t been in a car crash.”
It’s not easy to stay focused on the positive.”

Ya think? People are allowed to feel a bit negative in tough times. Also, for the love! You’re allowed to tell your spouse to do his fair share instead of thinking, “oh, I’ll stop complaining and pestering him because I need to be fake happy!”

Apparently, to Gretchen, “money can help buy happiness” means you’re totally rich enough to do things like pay for someone else’s plane ticket a few times a year. This book reeks of carefully curated “innocent” and naive privilege. You’re well-off and always happy - we get it - but not everyone picking up this book can afford the same things.

I’ve realized that in around 2011-2012 or so I was gifted the one sentence a day journal that Gretchen Rubin released after this book was published. I filled it out although not perfectly for a few years I think. I’ll have to see if I can find it. It will be an interesting insight into the me of high school/college.

So far it’s giving me some things to think about and I may want to start my own version of a happiness project but I feel I’m just not vibing with the author’s personal perspectives

I love loved this book and actually can’t wait to implement the learnings in my life. Definitely recommend!!

This author seems kind of self-righteous. Something is just a little bit off about her.

I thought it would be cheesy, but I enjoyed this much more than I expected. I loved the way it was organized. Packed full of research, well-written, and included a good amount of sweet stories about her family. I loved it and will read it again.

Just starting... maybe it'll be the first self-help I've pretty much ever finished... fingers crossed!

Pretty good so far!

Неплохая книга, которая дала мне возможность взглянуть на многие вещи с другой стороны

Through November

I started this years ago. As I am going through my books I figured I better finish it or just get rid of it. Mostly it is a reminder to do the things that make me happy too.

self help szn

Through October

Through September

Lovinnnnn this book so far

Chapter 3

She really thinks she’s the bees knees just for being a kind of decent person huh. Lots of her relationships seem soooo transactional and like she only does things to gain recognition that she’s a “good person”

“The days are long but the years are short.”

DNF

DNF 2 %
Nicht meine Tasse Tee.

Finished July (Money)

Mei: main tanpa rasa bersalah, karena emang ga salah kok dengan main selama ga berlebihan. Main game, berkelana, nyobain hal asik yang jarang dilakukan. Pokoknya, enjoy aja mainnya.

Mungkin, mungkin nih, walau udah dibilangin gitu, boleh jadi kek tetep ada yang hilang, misalkan. Kek, setelah beberapa waktu main, rasanya tetep aja kek ga bener. Kalau iya, artinya rutinitas itu (tanpa disadari) trnyt juga main untukmu