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Happier: Learn the Secrets to Daily Joy and Lasting Fulfillment Audiobook
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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 twenty percent of its 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 a slim volume 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.
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"Fantastic! Coming from a guy that created a Harvard class on happiness, a class that drew in more students than any campus has ever seen...need I say more. I love the outlook of what success is too. Success is not measured by money; it is measured by happiness. "
— Aubrey (5 out of 5 stars)
Happier Listener Reviews
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" Read this book as part of a study group. There are lots of great one-liners that make one think but the sum total of the book will not surprise or shock you. Application- You never know how your actions may effect those around you, live in the moment but plan for the future. "
— Jolene, 2/10/2011 -
" I wasn't any happier after reading this book than I was before I read it. "
— Anne-Marie, 2/1/2011 -
" Fantastic! Coming from a guy that created a Harvard class on happiness, a class that drew in more students than any campus has ever seen...need I say more. I love the outlook of what success is too. Success is not measured by money; it is measured by happiness. "
— Aubrey, 10/11/2010 -
" A refreshing look at what happiness is and how to obtain it. The book is a little thin on any empirical justification for his theories and has some dodgy food metaphors, but intuitively it seems right and I found myself agreeing with a lot of what he said. "
— doug, 9/7/2010 -
" Very insightful! I would recommend to anyone wishing to stray away from the typical "self-help" book. "
— Ellie, 8/19/2010 -
" Oh well. Great cover, Harvard, a fellow Israeli, so I gave it a try. Found it said nothing new, and made it very simplistic. "
— Tmlcoaching, 8/17/2010 -
" I loved this book. It is a bit of an academic look at happiness philosophies. Just like the Happiness Project it is something to read a little at a time. "
— Heidi, 8/4/2010 -
" It was an ok book. It made me think about what makes me happy, but it felt repetitive, especially the meditations at the end. "
— Karen, 8/4/2010 -
" Smart, insightful. He references studies and other people's work to back up his ideas. "
— Glad, 7/15/2010 -
" I liked it alot , gave me a lot of good ideas and some tweaks in my thinking about how to achieve happiness in my life , and therefore be able to share that with those about me. "
— Kevin, 7/7/2010 -
" Dr. Tal Ben-Shahar offers suggestions for finding happiness based upon the most popular course at Harvard that he teaches. "
— Lawrence, 6/30/2010 -
" Great tidbits in this book. Some things are a little cheesy, but that's not surprising for a book about being Happier. "
— Alex, 6/13/2010 -
" Written by a Harvard professor, based on his positive psychology class. Not the best happiness book out there, but a quick read with some worthy insights and research results. "
— sleeps9hours, 5/30/2010
About Tal Ben-Shahar
Tal Ben-Shahar is the author of several books, including the international bestsellers Happier and Being Happy. An Israeli teacher and writer in positive psychology and leadership, he consults and lectures around the world on various topics, including leadership, education, ethics, happiness, self-esteem, resilience, goal setting, and mindfulness.
About Jeff Woodman
Jeff Woodman is an actor and narrator. He is a winner of the prestigious Audie Award and a six-time finalist. He has received twenty Earphones Awards and was named the 2008 Best Voice in Fiction & Classics, as well as one of the Fifty Greatest Voices of the Century by AudioFile magazine. As an actor, he originated the title role in Tennessee Williams’ The Notebook of Trigorin and won the S. F. Critics’ Circle Award for his performance in An Ideal Husband. In addition to numerous theater credits on and off Broadway, his television work includes Sex and the City, Law & Order, and Cosby.