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The Myths Of Happiness (2013)

by Sonja Lyubomirsky(Favorite Author)

3.63 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

1594204373 (ISBN13: 9781594204371)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

The Penguin Press HC

review 1: This book is full of very practical advice on how to be happier, some of which is contrary to our common beliefs. For instance, those who rent their homes are happier than those who own them. One chapter is on which ways of spending money will buy us the most happiness. We can make small choices and form mental habits which will help us to have happy lives even if our most cherished dreams fail to come true, or if illness, divorce, and other difficult things happen to us.
review 2: This isn't the first book I've read about happiness, so at best I was hoping for a refresher course. It is a good refresher course, and a good supplemental, as Lybormirsky has a lot of new information that I haven't read in other books.Lybormirsky's information comes from first hand... more and second hand research (always a plus) and yet has a readable writing style. She breaks down the chapters with headers "I can't be happy when ..." and "I wil be happy when I ..." subjects, relating to accomplishments, health issues, and of course, relationships.Best part of the book is when she said that older people tend to be happier than younger people, which means that my most anxious years are likely behind me. Also good: that humans are remarkably reslient, with robust psychological immune systems, and if you have (like me) people in your life you're close to, you'll probably be okay no matter what life throws at you.Worst part: apparently people usually don't experience long-term happiness after achieving long-sought goals. In fact, the reverse usually happens. So I probably won't be ecstatic forever if I become a best-selling author (but please buy my books anyway.) And the people who usually really, truly live life in the moment are people for whom their lives have something awful happen, like concentration camp victims or cancer patients.I recommend this for people who wonder about what makes people happy. less

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