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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 |  | Author: Gretchen Rubin
Publisher: Harper
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Rating:  162 reviews
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Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Pages: 320
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Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 5.9 x 1.3
ISBN: 0061583251
Dewey Decimal Number: 158
EAN: 9780061583254
ASIN: 0061583251
Publication Date: January 1, 2010
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 162
 Save your money July 27, 2010
Karyn K. Farbo (Pa.)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Not really worth the price. Most of the information has already been said and done countless times by other more prolific writers. A complete waste of money.
 Concept gets an A, Author gets a D- July 27, 2010
Mary P. Handerman (Minnesota)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I enjoy any book that tackles the task of being happy. I further more enjoy books that find that in every day life by taking control of the things we have control over, namely ourselves. In that regard this book is worth reading. I was inspired to create my own list and focus on the little ways I could improve my own happiness.
However, those inpiring moments were a little bogged down with the Author. This woman reminds me of the type of woman I don't want to know, I avoid at all costs, and while I appreciate her honesty about herself and kudos for that, I can't relate to whatsoever.
She is a know it all, belittling, judgemental, rude to children and spouse, obnoxious, woman who practically pushes her insufferable hang ups from the bag onto my own life. The type of person I tend to tune out until they've taken a breath between their righteous pushy rants.
Beyond that the book itself really lulls at spots, and the inclusion of people's opinions seemed more of a cope out and way to length the book than useful. Also the manner in which she is inconsitently unwavering in some aspects of the project and casually disgarding of others is frustrating to me, and reduces the overall credibility of what it was she even set out to do.
I was most upset when it dawned on me I bought this book and she gets some profit from that. My advice, if you're interested in this book, borrow it from a friend or check it out from the library, and go in prepared to skim, because there is a fair amount of fluff.
 a year long journey out of malaise July 20, 2010
P. Li (Chicago, IL, US)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Gretchen Rubin feels a general sense of malaise with her life, leading up to some sort of midlife crisis. Thus, she decides on a new undertaking, researching ways that she can make herself happy. She decides to work on several different resolutions, picking a new one for each month and crafting her own "splendid truths."
I really enjoyed following along Rubin's journey from January all the way until December. Most of her resolutions are ones that I wish that I had the heart to follow myself. I want to pursue my passions and be a better person by not snapping at people all the time. At the same time, there is a certain philosophical view of being happy, whether trying to measure happiness will change one's happiness somehow, or if even things and resolutions can truly lead to happiness rather than a happy moment.
At the core, though, I feel like Rubin's happiness project really tells of a story of a woman who breaks from the mold of her life and dares to try new things in order to feel better. To me, that goal is quite worthy of a year's worth of work and it has inspired me to attempt my own happiness project. I would highly recommend this book, both for the inspiration that comes out of it and for the actual memoir itself. Rubin writes well and I find it interesting to read about her life and the changes that happen through her happiness project.
fairly self absorbed but some good quotes. July 16, 2010
Anon.
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I also have to wonder if some authors got paid for product placement on that Jo Malone candle. It sounded intriguing so I searched it on Amazon and saw that no fewer than 4 novels mention the candle, by brand name. Forget it, I'm not buying it.
Boring July 15, 2010
Stephanie Macdonald (Chicagoland, IL USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book has some good advice, but it was so boring. I got halfway thru the book and just could not take anymore. I thought I might relate to this person in some way and hoped I would walk away with some tips and advice on how to make my life more happy, but it was impossible because my life is completely different than the author's life situation.
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