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One rainy day on a train in new york city, gretchen rubin was jolted to discover her life as it was. Or, why i spent a year trying to sing in the morning, clean my closets, fight right, read aristotle, and generally have more fun, by gretchen rubin. This is the queen of all happiness books a new york times bestseller for a ridiculous amount of time, there are so many bits of wisdom in here that have worked their way into my psyche and informed the way i approach day. The happiness project summary april 20, 2016 march 25, 2019 niklas goeke self improvement 1sentencesummary. Shes the author of many books, including the new york times bestsellers, better than before and the happiness project. Happier at home, better than before, the four tendencies. Gretchen rubin had an epiphany one rainy afternoon in the. Dec 29, 2015 the author of the bestselling 40 ways to look at winston churchill has produced a work that is a cross between the dalai lamas the art of happiness and elizabeth gilberts eat, pray, love. In this lively and compelling account, rubin chronicles her adventure gretchen rubin had an epiphany one rainy afternoon in. Everyones project will look different, but its the rare person who cant benefit. It highlights the best material from here, my facebook page, and new. Project happiness handbook and facilitators guide kit. The resilience project by hugh van cuylenburg, 9781760892777, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide.
The belief that unhappiness is selfless and happiness is selfish is misguided. One of the biggest surprises of the happiness project was just how hard it was to know myself. An extensive new interview with the author stories of other peoples lifechanging happiness projects a resource guide to the dozens of free resources created for readers the happiness project manifesto an excerpt from gretchen rubins bestselling book the four tendencies. Apr 20, 2016 the happiness project summary april 20, 2016 march 25, 2019 niklas goeke self improvement 1sentencesummary. This book has done more to change the way i see the world than anything ive read in the past several years. The happiness project the book was released in late december. Time is passing, and im not focusing enough on the things that really matter. The happiness project is the engaging, relatable and inspiring result of the authors twelvemonth adventure in. I just read the happiness project by gretchen rubin, which tells the story of her year long goal to achieve one thing.
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