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  • Happier

  • Learn the Secrets to Daily Joy and Lasting Fulfillment
  • By: Tal Ben-Shahar
  • Narrated by: Jeff Woodman
  • Length: 4 hrs and 6 mins
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (789 ratings)

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Happier

By: Tal Ben-Shahar
Narrated by: Jeff Woodman
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Publisher's summary

Can we really learn to be happy? Yes, we can. Each semester, nearly 1,400 students sign up for Harvard professor Tal Ben-Shahar's life-changing class "How to Get Happy". Currently it's the hottest course at Harvard, taken by 20 percent of graduates.

In Happier, Professor Ben-Shahar brings the ideas of the Ivory Tower to Main Street, distilling the lessons and exercises from his course into an audio trove of practical wisdom. Grounded in the Positive Psychology movement, based on years of researching the works of scientists, academics, and philosophers, Happier emphasizes the importance of pursuing a life of both pleasure and meaning. Lessons, exercises, and "Happiness Boosters" cover self-esteem, empathy, friendship, love, achievement, creativity, spirituality, and humor.

Questions will help listeners identify activities that will make them happier immediately, as they apply what they've learned to school, work, and personal relationships. You'll discover that happiness, not money, is the ultimate currency, that we can't be happy unless we first give ourselves permission to be human, and that happiness isn't so elusive after all.

©2007 Tal Ben-Shahar (P)2007 HighBridge Company
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Packed with Information

This book was jam packed with information and would probably be best read instead of listened to. It was full of ideas and quizzes that need to be absorbed and seen or written down. If you are primarily an auditory learner, it would be fine.

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Everyone deserves happiness

You know those books you didn't realize you needed to read? Well, this is one of them. After hearing him speak on the Mel Robbins podcast, I immediately added his book to my wishlist. Once I started reading it, I couldn't put it down. His insights on escaping the rat race and finding happiness resonated deeply with me. It felt like the perfect book for where I am in life right now.

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Adorable voice and book

Finally I found a book that gets straight to the point with good examples and leaves food for afterthought!

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Excellent reading, complete and objective

Loved it! Very easy and complete reading about positive psychology. Has exercises and reflection moments

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Simple and Engaging

I listened to this audio book on the drive to and from school. Tal-Ben Shahar's work is seminal to positive psychology and the the inner work of happiness.

The reader does a fantastic job conveying Shahar's passion and insight.

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fun!

I love this book! This is a great audiobook to listen to again and again.

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Good book

Very inspiring and motivating book! I recommend it to everyone who looks for some type of motivation.

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Great Book

The person reading the book was excellent as well as the subject matter in the book. I plan to buy the book and give it to friends.

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do yourself a favor and listen to this masterpiece

This book changed my perspective on life in such a meaningful way, I thought I had things figured out but alas this brought me back to earth. it's a short read but completely worth it in every way

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An Invaluable Paradigm

This book makes a few critical shifts to common thinking about happiness. I would even go so far as to say that certain moments were revelatory for me. There are a lot of pauses for reflection with introspective questions that really contribute to the experience.

I will say that the book can feel jarring at times. It wakes you up to the decisions you’ve made that don’t make you happy without necessarily giving you the road map to fixing it. But in some ways the courage and inspiration it offers is more valuable.

Definitely worth the read.

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