The Happiness Project: Or, Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun

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“This book made me happy in the first five pages.” —AJ Jacobs, author of The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible Award-winning author Gretchen Rubin is back with a bang, with The Happiness Project. The author of the bestselling 40 Ways to Look at Winston Churchill has produced a work that is “a cross between the Dalai Lama’s The Art of Happiness and Elizabeth Gilbert’s Eat, Pray, Love.” (Sonya Lyubomirsky, author of The How of Happiness: A Scientific Approach to Getting the Life You Want) In the vein of Julie and Julia, The Happiness Project describes one person’s year-long attempt to discover what leads to true contentment. Drawing at once on cutting-edge science, classical philosophy, and real-world applicability, Rubin has written an engaging, eminently relatable chronicle of transformation. Contents Epigraph A Note to the Reader Getting Started   1 January: Boost Energy Vitality 2 February: Remember Love Marriage 3 March: Aim Higher Work 4 April: Lighten Up Parenthood 5 May: Be Serious About Play Leisure 6 June: Make Time for Friends Friendship 7 July: Buy Some Happiness Money 8 August: Contemplate the Heavens Eternity 9 September: Pursue a Passion Books 10 October: Pay Attention Mindfulness 11 November: Keep a Contented Heart Attitude 12 December: Boot Camp Perfect Happiness   Afterword Acknowledgments Your Happiness Project Suggestions for Further Reading About the Author Other Books by Gretchen Rubin Credits Copyright About the Publ