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Happier at Home: Kiss More, Jump More, Abandon a Project, Read Samuel Johnson, and My Other Experiments in the Practice of Everyday Life Kindle Edition
by Gretchen Rubin (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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In the spirit of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Happiness Project, Gretchen Rubin embarks on a new project to make home a happier place.
In The Happiness Project, she worked out general theories of happiness. Here she goes deeper on factors that matter for home, such as possessions, marriage, time and parenthood. How can she control the cubicle in her pocket? How might she spotlight her family's treasured possessions? And it really was time to replace that dud toaster. And what does she want from her home? A place that calms her, and energises her. A place that, by making her feel safe, will free her to take risks. Also, while Rubin wants to be happier at home, she wants to appreciate how much happiness is there already.
So, starting in September (the new January), Rubin dedicates a school year - September through May - to making her home a place of greater simplicity, comfort and love.
Each month, Rubin tackles a different theme as she experiments with concrete, manageable resolutions - and this time, she coaxes her family to try some resolutions, as well.
With her signature blend of memoir, science, philosophy and experimentation, Rubin's passion for her subject jumps off the page, and reading just a few chapters of this book will inspire readers to find more happiness in their own lives.
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PAGES OF JOY: Gretchen Rubin reveals how small changes at home can cheer us up, in her inspiring new book, Happier at Home (Woman and Home)
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Gretchen Rubin is the author of several books, including the #1 New York Times and international bestseller, THE HAPPINESS PROJECT, an account of the year she spent test-driving the wisdom of the ages, the current scientific studies, and the lessons from popular culture about how to be happier. On her well-known blog, The Happiness Project, www.happiness-project.com, she reports on her daily adventures in the pursuit of happiness. Gretchen Rubin started her career in law, and she was clerking for Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor when she realised that she really wanted to be a writer. She lives in New York City with her husband and two daughters.
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Gretchen Rubin is one of the most influential writers on the linked subjects of habits, happiness, and human nature.
She's the author of many books, including the New York Times bestsellers, Better Than Before and The Happiness Project. A member of Oprah's SuperSoul 100, Rubin has an enormous following, in print and online; her books have sold more than 2 million copies worldwide, in more than 35 languages; and on her popular daily blog, gretchenrubin.com, she reports on her adventures in pursuit of habits and happiness. She also has an award-winning podcast, Happier with Gretchen Rubin.
She lives in New York City with her husband and two daughters.
gretchenrubin.com | twitter.com/gretchenrubin | facebook.com/GretchenRubin | instagram.com/gretchenrubin
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ASIN : B008HTPYXO
Publisher : John Murray One (13 September 2012)
Language : English
File size : 1418 KB
Text-to-Speech : Enabled
Screen Reader : Supported
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
X-Ray : Enabled
Word Wise : Enabled
Sticky notes : On Kindle Scribe
Print length : 289 pagesBest Sellers Rank: 285,855 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)1,040 in Happiness
1,867 in Personal Transformation (Kindle Store)
3,203 in Self-Help for HappinessCustomer Reviews:
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Gretchen Rubin
Gretchen Rubin is one of today’s most influential and thought-provoking observers of happiness and human nature.
Her previous books include the #1 New York Times bestseller THE HAPPINESS PROJECT, as well as the bestselling books BETTER THAN BEFORE, HAPPIER AT HOME, THE FOUR TENDENCIES, and OUTER ORDER, INNER CALM. Her latest book is LIFE IN FIVE SENSES.
She’s the host of the popular, award-winning podcast "Happier with Gretchen Rubin," where she and her co-host (and sister) Elizabeth Craft explore strategies and insights about how to make life happier. As the founder of The Happiness Project, she has helped create imaginative products for people to use in their own happiness projects.
She has been interviewed by Oprah, eaten dinner with Nobel Prize-winner Daniel Kahneman, walked arm-in-arm with the Dalai Lama, had her work reported on in a medical journal, been written up in the New Yorker, and been an answer on Jeopardy!
Gretchen Rubin started her career in law, and she realized she wanted to be a writer while she was clerking for Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor. Raised in Kansas City, she lives in New York City with her family.
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Travelmel
5.0 out of 5 stars Very enjoyable, lots of ideasReviewed in Australia on 11 December 2014
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I'm surprised at some of the negative reviews of this book - I really enjoyed it.
I like Gretchen’s writing style – I feel I know her from her writing. I like her practical ideas for increasing happiness which can be worked in around a normal life and are quite quirky. I’ll happily re-read this book and would recommend it to others – there’s so many ideas in here, you can pick and choose what works for you.
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Michelle
5.0 out of 5 stars Another good readReviewed in Australia on 3 October 2017
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I always enjoy the secrets of adulthood - wisdom distilled for any audience. I'm thinking about my own happiness project
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Rachelle Douglas
5.0 out of 5 stars Very useful guide on how to feel happierReviewed in Australia on 1 June 2017
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Enjoyed this book, it's a simple approach to happiness that anyone can benefit from. Lots of interesting research throughout the book.
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EllenG
5.0 out of 5 stars Encouraging and Positive ReadReviewed in Canada on 3 June 2020
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Full of lots of ideas to help anyone have a happier home life. Definitely enjoyed it and found it very helpful. Loved her idea that now is now. And our ordinary lives/homes are where we can find happiness. Very practical and easy to read.
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Semmebresl
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book!Reviewed in Germany on 3 April 2020
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Love the book! Gives an energy boost right when you need it! Made me and my husband definitely happier at home.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Love itReviewed in Mexico on 16 December 2017
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De mis escritoras favoritas, que placer es leer sus libros, nunca los quiero terminar de leer.
Definitivamente BUY IT
Too much inspo❤️
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ENW
5.0 out of 5 stars IntéressantReviewed in France on 13 January 2019
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Donne de bonnes idées pour améliorer la qualité de vie. Tout le monde est différent, et il ne s'agit bien sûr pas de tout adopter à la lettre, mais plusieurs de ses idées me plaisent beaucoup.
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Kcorn
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent guidelines for self-reflection and building a happier home lifeReviewed in the United States on 25 February 2013
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Gretchen Rubin's first book, The Happiness Project, focused on her efforts to build a more fulfilled, joyful life. So naturally some readers may wonder: why a second book on happiness? But this time around she takes some of the principles from The Happiness Project and narrows it down. This doesn't mean the information is "watered down" in any way. Instead, as Rubin writes (taking a quote from William Morris), "The true secret of happiness lies in taking a genuine interest in all the details of daily life." And one of those details is life at home.
The book was spurred by a sudden yearning not to take daily family and home life for granted. Yes, she'd learned how to be more joyful in general but what about taking some of the same principles - and adding new ones - to the elements that truly mattered for her family and home? So she decided to create a year's worth of resolutions, focusing on a different one each month (but there are only 9 chapters so some resolutions must have taken longer than a month to achieve)
The topics covered were: possessions, marriage, parenthood, interior design, time, body, family, neighborhood, and living in the present. Rubin realized that major changes had to come primarily from within herself, not by expecting her family to change in the same ways she did. Otherwise, everything could backfire and she'd become a nagging control freak. A guiding motto was "First, do no harm."
The parts of the book which resonated most with me were the sections on appreciating present joys as well as interior design. I have trouble slowing down and appreciating the daily gifts of life, large and small. Instead, I think about what still needs to be accomplished. But Rubin helped me to step back and refocus. I now make space for quiet moments and deep appreciation for all that I have.
Then there is the part of the book on interior design - but not in the conventional sense, not room decor. Rubin's idea of interior design was to renovate herself, her spirit, her perspective. She decided to resist the impulse to take her happiness completely from her husband and children. Yes, she cared about their joy but she also knew that she had to "dig deep" to create her own built-in happiness. That way, her positive outlook was more likely to contribute to her family's happiness - as well as her own.
There is far too much to cover in a reasonably brief review but I want to stress that this book went beyond the type of self-help books which contain general platitudes. There is specific and detailed information about how Rubin approached each resolution. There is also a section called "Your Happiness Project" at the back of the book. This is useful as a starting point for readers who want to start a Happiness Project of their own. Instead of instructing readers exactly what to do, Rubin offers a set of questions and beliefs. Examples of questions include: what makes you feel good? What makes you feel bad? Is there any way you don't feel right about your life (job, city, family situation, etc? I found much helpful info here.
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