Happier

Learn the Secrets to Daily Joy and Lasting Fulfillment

Tal Ben-Shahar

2007 • 208 pages

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Can YouLearn to BeHappy?YES . . . according to the teacher of HarvardUniversity's most popular and life-changingcourse. One out of every five Harvard studentshas lined up to hear Tal Ben-Shahar'sinsightful and inspiring lectures on thatever-elusive state: HAPPINESS.HOW?Grounded in the revolutionary "positive psychology" movement,Ben-Shahar ingeniously combines scientific studies, scholarly research, self-help advice, and spiritual enlightenment. He weaves them together into a set of principles that you can apply to your daily life. Once you open your heart and mind to Happier 's thoughts, you will feel more fulfilled, more connected . . . and, yes, HAPPIER."Dr. Ben-Shahar, one of the most popular teachers in Harvard's recent history, has written a personal, informed, and highly enjoyable primer on how to become happier. It would be wise to take his advice.—Ellen J. Langer, author of Mindfulness and On Becoming an Artist"This fine book shimmers with a rare brand of good sense that is imbedded in scientific knowledge about how to increase happiness. It is easy to see how this is the backbone of the most popular course at Harvard today.—Martin E. P. Seligman, author of Authentic Happiness

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If you're disillusioned with self-help in general, but would like to feel happier (and who wouldn't?), I highly recommend looking into positive psychology. This book is a decent place to start. Happier is a good overview of practical positive psychology. It's written a style similar to many self-help books, it has practical suggestions and exercises, but it generally sticks closer to the more scientific approach of positive psychology that the author teaches in his extremely popular Harvard course.

If you're interested in some of the more philosophic or academic ideas in positive psychology, try Jonathan Haidt's Happiness Hypothesis or anything by Martin Seligman. Ben Shahar's style is much more practical for actually helping you lead a happier life than either of theirs, but at the same time, it's less intellectual. Either way though, if you're unfamiliar with positive psychology, it's worth your time to check it out.

August 23, 2010