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    Book Review: The Happiness Project

    Posted on May 9, 2019
    A paperback copy of The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin on a table with triangles in wood, yellow, black, and red in a geometric pattern

    The Happiness ProjectYellow block letters that say "The Happiness Project" with a blue bird flying to the right

    by Gretchen Rubin

    Genre: Non-Fiction, Self-Help
    Publication date: 2009
    Publisher: HarperCollins
    Pages: 331
    Format: Paperback

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    Synopsis

    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, 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.

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