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Happy at Last (Abridged): The Thinking Person's Guide to Finding Joy Audiobook
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From the bestselling author of Undoing Depression – a groundbreaking program to get happy and stay happy! Do you want to live the happiest, most satisfying life possible? Does happiness feel like an elusive goal? According to the most recent developments in psychology and science, the brain can be trained to be more receptive to happiness, because staying happy doesn't come naturally. Nor does our society make it easy. In Happy at Last, psychotherapist Richard O'Connor offers new thinking about how we attain and maintain happiness, and he shows us that it doesn't necessarily have to come at a high cost or in a big package. Rather, we can be in command of our happiness by learning to control how our minds work so that we can identify and savor the hidden positive aspects of everyday life. To do this, O'Connor provides us with a set of skills that will help us re-wire our brains to allow ourselves more joy. Filled with practical advice and exercises, Happy at Last is a step-by-step guide that will help you achieve * The core skills that we need to feel happy and fulfilled in today's world. * Strategies for increasing happiness, reducing unnecessary misery, and experiencing greater satisfaction. * Techniques for keeping sadness at bay and stress from getting in the way of enjoying life. This is not glib pop psychology but rather the best current science has to offer, put into an accessible and absorbing book. Richard O'Connor makes it possible to be, finally, Happy at Last!
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"Richard O'Connor's so great. I kind of sickly love self-help, but most of it is dumb and useless--this and Undoing Depression, both by O'Connor, are terrific, realistic, practical guides to not feeling crummy."
— Becca (4 out of 5 stars)
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" I felt this really started off with a bang, but I slowly lost interest. This might be me and not the book. I love the cover art. "
— linnea, 10/10/2013 -
" Such a wonderfully practical book! "
— Fatima, 5/23/2013 -
" His look at positive psychology. Couldn't get into it. "
— Paul, 5/4/2013 -
" I liked this. Like with Last Lecture, it's again why am I here and what do I want out of life. "
— Amanda, 2/23/2013 -
" An interesting read. I like how the author links brain science to cognitive therapy. Worth reading even if you are not particularly unhappy. "
— Julia, 10/3/2012 -
" A well written book describing the psychology of happiness. "
— Nobe, 4/15/2012 -
" An excellent mix of anticonsumerism, mindfulness and neurology - focusing on the mind's ability to rewire itself and form new connections through the practice of new habits! "
— Sasha, 10/20/2011 -
" Blah, blah, blah...same self help crap, different title. "
— S, 10/1/2010 -
" An interesting read. I like how the author links brain science to cognitive therapy. Worth reading even if you are not particularly unhappy. "
— Julia, 7/15/2010 -
" An excellent mix of anticonsumerism, mindfulness and neurology - focusing on the mind's ability to rewire itself and form new connections through the practice of new habits! "
— Sasha, 5/17/2010 -
" I felt this really started off with a bang, but I slowly lost interest. This might be me and not the book. I love the cover art. "
— linnea, 1/13/2010 -
" A well written book describing the psychology of happiness. "
— Nobe, 7/20/2009 -
" An engaging review of the current literature on the subject of happiness and "subjective well being." Pick up a copy. "
— Christy, 4/13/2009 -
" I liked this. Like with Last Lecture, it's again why am I here and what do I want out of life. "
— Amanda, 2/7/2009
About Richard O’Connor
Richard O’Connor, MSW, PhD is the author of Undoing Depression and Undoing Perpetual Stress. For fourteen years he was executive director of the Northwest Center for Family Service and Mental Health, a private, nonprofit mental health clinic serving Litchfield County, Connecticut, overseeing the work of twenty mental health professionals in treating almost a thousand patients per year. He is currently a practicing psychotherapist with offices in Connecticut and New York.