Gretchen Rubin

A few years ago, I had an epiphany on the cross-town bus. I asked, “What do I want from life, anyway?” and I thought, “I want to be happy”—but I never gave any thought to happiness. “I should do a happiness project!” I realized. And I did.

I spent a year testing the wisdom of the ages, the current scientific studies, and the lessons from popular culture…

Plutarch, Ben Franklin, St. Thérèse, the Dalai Lama, Oprah, Martin Seligman. The Happiness Project is an account of everything I learned in that year—a year which convinced me that it is possible to become happier by taking small, concrete steps in your daily life.

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In The Happiness Project, Gretchen Rubin weaves together philosophy, scientific research, history, analysis, and real-life experiences. Filled with practical advice, sharp insight, charm, and humor, The Happiness Project manages to be illuminating yet entertaining, profound yet compulsively readable. Rubin’s passion for her subject jumps off the page, and reading a few chapters will inspire you to start your own happiness project.

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