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The Happiness Project
« on: November 21, 2013, 10:14:35 AM »
http://happiness-project.com/
by Gretchen Rubin
She has 2 books, 1 on the way, and her blog is fun to follow. I have noticed many similarities between the Happiness Project and MMM. Such as, stuff doesn't make you happy! And the importance of habits.

I've signed up to receive a quote a day. Today's quote seems particularly MMM-ish:
“But if a man has commonly a very clear and happy daily life then I think we are justified in asking that he shall not make mountains out of molehills.  I do not deny that molehills can sometimes be important.  Small annoyances have this evil about them, that they can be more abrupt because they are more invisible; they cast no shadow before, they have no atmosphere…. But when all this is allowed for, I repeat that we may ask a happy man…to put up with pure inconveniences, and even make them part of his happiness.  Of positive pain or positive poverty I do not speak here speak. I speak of those innumerable accidental limitations that are always falling across our path – bad weather, confinement to this or that house or room, failure of appointments or arrangements…"
- G.K. Chesterton, “The Advantages of Having One Leg”

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Re: The Happiness Project
« Reply #1 on: November 21, 2013, 10:21:12 AM »
Another happiness related book is "The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can't Stand Positive Thinking" by Oliver Burkeman.
http://www.amazon.com/Antidote-Happiness-People-Positive-Thinking-ebook/dp/B0080K3G4O/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&sr=&qid=

While this might seem at first glance to be the opposite of the Optimism Gun, there are some significant similarities. Such as learning to embrace discomfort, insecurity, and failure.

It is a refreshing change from the annoying "Just think happy thoughts!" tripe. It is also based on research & evidence-- not as much on anecdotes. ("My uncle's lawyer practiced smiling at 10 random strangers every day, and now he's a billionaire!")

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Re: The Happiness Project
« Reply #2 on: January 27, 2015, 07:18:20 PM »
http://happiness-project.com/
by Gretchen Rubin
She has 2 books, 1 on the way, and her blog is fun to follow. I have noticed many similarities between the Happiness Project and MMM. Such as, stuff doesn't make you happy! And the importance of habits.

I've met her and she is a really nice lady.  At World Domination Summit there was an author signing event and after an hour or two all of the other authors left (including the event organizer) but she was still there signing books and talking to people and very happy about it.  I have her book and I want to go through the process with my girlfriend. 

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Re: The Happiness Project
« Reply #3 on: January 27, 2015, 07:33:30 PM »
I got a lot of joy out of reading the Happiness Project.

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Re: The Happiness Project
« Reply #4 on: January 28, 2015, 07:19:57 AM »
Reading the Happiness Project now and enjoying it.  Also reading "Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience" which has been interesting as far as overall happiness, http://www.amazon.com/Flow-The-Psychology-Optimal-Experience/dp/0061339202 

I'm requesting "The Antidote" next (hadn't heard of it before).  Thanks!

 

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