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I haven't read through many of these here yet, but surely its advice wouldn't hurt. Doesn't look too much like your ordinary fluffy-self-help from my initial gl
by mcav 18y ago
I haven't read through many of these here yet, but surely its advice wouldn't hurt. Doesn't look too much like your ordinary fluffy-self-help from my initial glances.
In some respects, hacking more happiness out of life might be one of the most worthwhile kinds of self-help things one can do. If you can be happy despite economic, social, or personal tribulations, you've got something right.
- mhb 18y agoDoesn't look too much like your ordinary fluffy-self-help from my initial glances. I agree. And you might be interested in the author's c.v. (http://www.happiness-project.com/about.html http://www.happiness-project.com/about.html): ABOUT ME I'm Gretchen Rubin. I started out as a lawyer. At Yale Law School, I was editor-in-chief of the Yale Law Journal and won a writing prize. I went on to clerk for Justice Sandra Day O’Connor on the U.S. Supreme Court. I had a great experience in law, but I realized that what I really wanted to do was to write. Since making the switch, I’ve published four books. I’m currently working on The Happiness Project. It will hit the shelves in January 2010 (Harper).
- nazgulnarsil 18y agoOTOH being happy all the time seems like an obvious failure mode of human cognition.
- sketerpot 18y agoBut it's certainly possible to increase your average level of happiness. I wasn't happy at all in junior high, for example, and my life has gotten monotonically happier since then.