The Happiness Project

Resumen del libro

An enlightening, laugh-aloud read. . .

. Filled with open, honest glimpses into Rubin's real life, woven together with constant doses of humor." -Christian Science MonitorGretchen Rubin's year-long experiment to discover how to create true happiness. Drawing on cutting-edge science, classical philosophy, and real-world examples, Rubin delivers an engaging, eminently relatable chronicle of transformation.

This special 10th Anniversary edition features a Conversation with Gretchen Rubin, Happiness Project Stories, a guide to creating your own happiness project, a list of dozens of free resources, and more. Gretchen Rubin had an epiphany one rainy afternoon in the unlikeliest of places: a city bus. "The days are long, but the years are short," she realized.

"Time is passing, and I'm not focusing enough on the things that really matter." In that moment, she decided to dedicate a year to her happiness project. In this lively and compelling account-now updated with new material by the author-Rubin chronicles her adventures during the twelve months she spent test-driving the wisdom of the ages, current scientific research, and lessons from popular culture about how to be happier. Among other things, she found that novelty and challenge are powerful sources of happiness; that money can help buy happiness, when spent wisely; that outer order contributes to inner calm; and that the very smallest of changes can make the biggest difference.

This updated edition includes:* An extensive new interview with the author* Stories of other people's life-changing happiness projects* A resource guide to the dozens of free resources created for readers* The Happiness Project Manifesto* An excerpt from Gretchen Rubin's bestselling book The Four Tendencies: The Indispensable Personality Profiles that Reveal How to Make Your Life Better (and Other People's Lives Better, Too)

Biografía del autor

Gretchen Rubin es una de las observadoras de la felicidad y la naturaleza humana más influyentes y sugerentes de la actualidad. Es conocida por su capacidad para transmitir ideas complejas x{0026} x02014;desde la ciencia a la literatura, pasando por historias de su propia vidax{0026} x02014; con ligereza y claridad.<br> Es autora de numerosos bestsellers, como The Happiness Project (El proyecto de la felicidad), Better Than Before (Mejor que antes), y The Four Tendencies (Las cuatro tendencias), que han vendido millones de ejemplares en más de treinta idiomas. Su libro más reciente es Vivir con los cinco sentidos.<br> También es presentadora del popular podcast Happier with Gretchen Rubin y fundadora de la galardonada aplicación Happier, que ayuda a la gente a seguir sus hábitos para aumentar la felicidad.<br> Gretchen Rubin ha sido entrevistada por Oprah, ha cenado con el Premio Nobel Daniel Kahneman, ha paseado del brazo del Dalai Lama, ha publicado artículos sobre su trabajo en una revista médica, ha aparecido en el New Yorker y ha participado en Jeopardy. Después de empezar su carrera de abogada, se dio cuenta de que quería ser escritora mientras trabajaba para la jueza del Tribunal Supremo Sandra Day O'Connor. Criada en Kansas City, vive en Nueva York con su familia.