Can Happiness be Taught? These books believe so! Discover tips, techniques and other methods of learning how to live a happier life.
The Little Book of Hygge: The Danish Way to Live Well
Authors: Meik Wiking,
The CEO of the Happiness Research Institute of Copenhagen finally reveals why Danish people are so happy. And it’s because of “hygge” (pronounced hoo-ga). Hygge is a feeling of comfort, togetherness and wellbeing. In this book, Wiking shows you how you can develop hygge, in ways like eating cake and lighting candles, to make your life more fulfilling.
The Happiness Equation: Want Nothing + Do Anything = Have Everything
Authors: Neil Pasricha,
Neil Pasricha reveals some unconventional concepts and changes your perception of every aspect of life. From not taking advice, to getting past the myth of multitasking and retirement, this book will transform your life into one that is more fulfilling, and definitely happier than ever before.
Before Happiness: How Creating a Positive Reality First Amplifies Your Levels of Happiness and Success
Authors: Shawn Achor,
Shawn Achor introduces a new kind of energy that cannot be put out or destroyed — positivity. Before you feel happiness or experience success in life, you have to start working on the two. In order to do that, you have to change your perception of the world and believe that what you desire is closer to you than you can imagine. Achor provides guidelines that will do just that.
14,000 Things to Be Happy About: The Happy Book
Authors: Barbara Ann Kipfer,Pierre Le-Tan
Barbara Ann Kipfer started her list of things to be happy about when she was a child. Now, her fully compiled and revised book has 14,000 such things. From scrabble games and baby burps to cupcakes with sugar sprinkles and 20 minutes of seclusion, this book has the key to painting a smile across your face.
The How of Happiness: A Scientific Approach to Getting the Life You Want
Authors: Sonja Lyubomirsky,
If you want to be responsible for your own happiness and feel the urge to change your life, Sonja Lyubomirsky holds the guidelines to them. The How of Happiness is a uniquely compiled book, based on scientific research that gives you simple, practical, and easy-to-follow techniques and strategies that will bring happiness into your life, and keep it there permanently.
The 4:8 Principle: The Secret to a Joy-Filled Life
Authors: Tommy Newberry,
We are so used to looking at life from the eye of pain — as if every moment of it is about recovering from something traumatic. In The 4:8 Principle, Newberry eliminates this toxic notion and makes you realize a life of happiness and purpose; the life God has given you.
Mental Traps: The Overthinker’s Guide to a Happier Life
Authors: Andre Kukla,
Andre Kukla reveals some mental traps and how they sabotage most of our life. For example, excessive worry about the future at the expense of the present and overthinking about events in life that are beyond our control. He helps you get out of these traps so you can experience what he calls “a liberated consciousness” where you feel genuine freedom in life.
Happier at Home: Kiss More, Jump More, Abandon a Project, Read Samuel Johnson, and My Other Experiments in the Practice of Everyday Life
Authors: Gretchen Rubin,
Gretchen Rubin provides wonderful insight to help you make your home a happier place. She also opens your eyes to the little things in life that are easily overlooked. Happier at Home is a book that will convert your house into a home — a place where you experience peace and tranquillity.
The Art of Happiness
Authors: Dalai Lama XIV,Howard C. Cutler
Dalai Lama is known for his positive aura, constant happiness and contagious smile. Even his presence alone is enough to bring smiles to other people’s faces. In The Art of Happiness, he shares the secret to this joy and steers us towards happiness that doesn’t get affected by the tragedies and uncertainties of life.
Happiness: A Guide to Developing Life’s Most Important Skill
Authors: Matthieu Ricard,Jesse Browner, Daniel Goleman
Matthieu Ricard combines his personal experiences and knowledge from poetry, philosophy and Buddhism to provide a complete handbook for a happier life. Your happiness has to be your top priority. Forsaking it for money, power or fitness will only trick you into temporary moments of “feeling good.” In Happiness, Ricard changes your perspective on life and opens your eyes to the reality of being happy.
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