The how of happiness : a scientific approach to getting the life you want

You can change your personal capacity for happiness. Research psychologist Sonja Lyubomirsky's pioneering concept of the 40% solution shows you how Drawing on her own groundbreaking research with thousands of men and women, research psychologist and University of California professor of psychology Sonja Lyubomirsky has pioneered a detailed yet easy-to-follow plan to increase happiness in our day-to-day lives-in the short term and over the long term. The How of Happiness is a different kind of happiness book, one that offers a comprehensive guide to understanding what happiness is, and isn't, and what can be done to bring us all closer to the happy life we envision for ourselves. Using more than a dozen uniquely formulated happiness-increasing strategies, The How of Happiness offers a new and potentially life- changing way to understand our innate potential for joy and happiness as well as our ability to sustain it in our lives. Beginning with a short diagnostic quiz that helps readers to first quantify and then to understand what she describes as their "happiness set point," Lyubomirsky reveals that this set point determines just 50 percent of happiness while a mere 10 percent can be attributed to differences in life circumstances or situations. This leaves a startling, and startlingly underdeveloped, 40 percent of our capacity for happiness within our power to change. Lyubomirsky's "happiness strategies" introduce readers to the concept of intentional activities, mindful actions that they can use to achieve a happier life. These include exercises in practicing optimism when imagining the future, instruction in how best to savor life's pleasures in the here and now, and a thoroughgoing explanation of the importance of staying active to being happy. Helping readers find the right fit between the goals they set and the activities she suggests, Lyubomirsky also helps readers understand the many obstacles to happiness as well as how to harness individual strengths to overcome them. Always emphasizing how much of our happiness is within our control, Lyubomirsky addresses the "scientific how" of her happiness research, demystifying the many myths that unnecessarily complicate its pursuit. Unlike those of many self-help books, all her recommendations are supported by scientific research. The How of Happiness is both a powerful contribution to the field of positive psychology and a gift to all those who have questioned their own well- being and sought to take their happiness into their own hands. Drawing On Her Own Research With Thousands Of People, Psychologist Lyubomirsky Has Pioneered A Detailed Yet Easy-to-follow Plan To Increase Happiness In Our Day-to-day Lives--in The Short And Long Term. This Book That Offers A Guide To Understanding What Happiness Is, And Isn't, And What Can Be Done To Bring Us All Closer To The Happy Life We Envision. Using More Than A Dozen Happiness-increasing Strategies, It Offers A New Way To Understand Our Innate Potential For Joy And Happiness As Well As Our Ability To Sustain It In Our Lives. Lyubomirsky's Happiness Strategies Introduce Readers To The Concept Of Intentional Activities That They Can Use To Achieve A Happier Life, Including Exercises In Optimism And How Best To Savor Life's Pleasures In The Here And Now. She Also Helps Readers Understand The Obstacles To Happiness As Well As How To Harness Individual Strengths To Overcome Them.--from Publisher Description. I. How To Attain Real And Lasting Happiness. Is It Possible To Become Happier -- How Happy Are You And Why? -- How To Find Happiness Activities That Fit Your Interests, Your Values, And Your Needs -- Ii. Happiness Activities. Practicing Gratitude And Positive Thinking -- Investing In Social Connections -- Managing Stress, Hardship, Trauma -- Living In The Present -- Committing To Your Goals -- Taking Care Of Your Body And Soul -- Iii. Secrets To Abiding Happiness. The Five Hows Behind Sustainable Happiness: Positive Emotion, Optimal Thinking And Variety, Social Support, Motivation, Effort, And Commitment, Habit -- The Promise Of Abiding Happiness -- If You Are Depressed: What Is Depression? -- The Causes Of Depression -- The Most Effective Treatments For Depression -- The Cure For Unhappiness Is Happiness -- Surmounting Setbacks. Sonja Lyubomirsky. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [313]-357) And Index. Learn how to achieve the happiness you deserve'A guide to sustaining your newfound contentment.'—Psychology Today'Lyubomirsky's central point is clear: a significant portion of what is called happiness... is up for grabs. Taking some pages out of the positive psychology playbook, she coaches readers on how to snag it.'—The New York Review of BooksYou see here a different kind of happiness book. The How of Happiness is a comprehensive guide to understanding the elements of happiness based on years of groundbreaking scientific research. It is also a practical, empowering, and easy-to-follow workbook, incorporating happiness strategies, excercises in new ways of thinking, and quizzes for understanding our individuality, all in an effort to help us realize our innate potential for joy and ways to sustain it in our lives. Drawing upon years of pioneering research with thousands of men and women, The How of Happiness is both a powerful contribution to the field of positive psychology and a gift to people who have sought to take their happiness into their own hands.

Learn how to achieve the happiness you deserve

"A guide to sustaining your newfound contentment." —Psychology Today

You see here a different kind of happiness book. The How of Happiness is a comprehensive guide to understanding the elemetns of happiness based on years of groundbreaking scientific research. It is also a practical, empowering, and easy-to-follow workbook, incorporating happiness strategies, excercises in new ways of thinking, and quizzes for understanding our individuality, all in an effort to help us realize our innate potential for joy and ways to sustain it in our lives. Drawing upon years of pioneering research with thousands of men and women, The How of Happiness is both a powerful contribution to the field of positive psychology and a gift to people who have sought to take their happiness into their own hands.

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