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 Audiobook

" Reading this book brought me a lot of happiness, inspiration, and energy! I have already started in on my own Happiness Project and am finding great success! Thank you Gretchen for your ideas, insight, and words of wisdom! 2013 is off to a great start! "

" Didn't finish this, but that was just because I couldn't renew it. A great motivating book to get some organization and happiness into your life. "

" Loved this book! It was entertaining with a lot of helpful tips for improving your life and done interesting and useful insights. I recommend it for everyone!! "

" A smattering of selfish shallowness. "

" I had high hopes for this book. Unfortunatly, it failed to live up to them. There were some chapters I really liked, for example, the first chapter which was about getting more sleep and being more organized - two things I need to work on. And there were chapters I skimmed through because they bored me, like the chapter on writing a novel (I read and publish books, but have no interest in writing them.) But what I disliked the most about the book was the tone. Rubin wrote as if she were researching a dissertation, not trying to improve her happiness. She questions the success of her hapiness project throughout the book, often asking other people if she "seems happier". If you have to ask, you're probably not...... "

" Self helpers out there will like this one. I dog-eared quite a few pages with things I want to implement myself. "

" 3.5 stars. Interesting, but a lot of it I felt like I've heard before. "

" well worth the read! "

" A well written book, but I don't think that I would "work" this hard to be "happier". Still thinking about... "

" good ideas and found I could relate to her personal study on happiness. "

" I read this after our book group meeting. I really liked the nuggets of truth in this book. I won't try everything she did, but I can pick and choose and try some things. "

" I really wanted to finish this, but read the first chapter and stopped. I guess it just didn't interest me as much as I thought it would. "

" I'd give it a 2.5. It is a fun idea, but got a little monotonous. "

" I wanted to love this book. I wanted to glean insights into a happier world, but instead found myself skimming regularly by the third chapter and crossing my eyes every time the author mentioned a study with no way for me to go and review it myself. "

" Well thought out and detailed but not as much fun to read as I had anticipated. "

" Loved, loved this book. Not for the seriously depressed or those facing major life issues. Simply a guide to thinking differently about your own life. "

" Not something I would normally read, but I did find I got things of value out of it. I connected with the first sentence: "I'd always vaguely expected to outgrow my limitations." "

" I really enjoyed this book. It's fill of great tips that everybody could benefit from. "

" It was a good book with lots of ideas to lead a happier life. I will try to implement some of these things into my life. "

" I found it full of good ideas and interesting quotes. I'm inspired to clean out my closets, read children's literature, try a one sentence journal... and more "

" Some parts were better than others...maybe I will clean my closet today. "

" I couldn't finish it. It was quite disappointing. I felt like the author was using the book to promote how awesome she is, as opposed to sharing a story with others. "

" Uplifting and motivating memoir. For those who want to increase their happiness or simply read about someone who did. "

" This book was the best recommendation I ever received. It helped provide clarity and perspective on the important things in my life. A very positive read that helped me to practice being patient and kind over being right. "

" Great little gems to hold on to, but walked the line of preachy or repetitive. But, I'd still recommend it for a pick-me-up when in need of a life-aint-so-bad perspective. "

" I loved this book. The author spends a year trying to figure out how to be happier. "

" Some helpful hints for day to day life. I hate saying this, but I found the author's "voice" to be annoying. And, I kept thinking that her husband was a saint for putting up with her. "

" Some practical tactics for raising awareness about ways of being in the world. I laughed out loud once, which was kind of disappointing :). Didn't really resonate with the author, unfortunately, but there are useful strategies in this book for increasing your overall well being. "

" This is the type of book that is practical. I loved it. I thought the author was sweet in her honesty and had actual advice to dish out. "

" Interesting, although I didn't feel like there was enough of an overall message. Fun read, though. "

" I could have been reading my own diary...LOVED this book! "

" This book sounds light, fluffy. Maybe it is. (Maybe I AM!) But I really like how the author presented her one year happiness project. Many things she presented struck home with me and I retained. Fun and helpful reading. "