• Happier

  • Learn the Secrets to Daily Joy and Lasting Fulfillment
  • By: Tal Ben-Shahar
  • Narrated by: Jeff Woodman
  • Length: 4 hrs and 6 mins
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (775 ratings)

Access a growing selection of included Audible Originals, audiobooks, and podcasts.
You will get an email reminder before your trial ends.
Audible Plus auto-renews for $7.95/mo after 30 days. Upgrade or cancel anytime.
Happier  By  cover art

Happier

By: Tal Ben-Shahar
Narrated by: Jeff Woodman
Try for $0.00

$7.95 a month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Buy for $16.23

Buy for $16.23

Pay using card ending in
By confirming your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and Amazon's Privacy Notice. Taxes where applicable.

Publisher's summary

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 20 percent of 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 an audio trove 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. Lessons, exercises, and "Happiness Boosters" cover self-esteem, empathy, friendship, love, achievement, creativity, spirituality, and humor.

Questions will help listeners identify activities that will make them happier immediately, as they apply what they've learned to school, work, and personal relationships. You'll discover that happiness, not money, is the ultimate currency, that we can't be happy unless we first give ourselves permission to be human, and that happiness isn't so elusive after all.

©2007 Tal Ben-Shahar (P)2007 HighBridge Company

What listeners say about Happier

Average customer ratings
Overall
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    422
  • 4 Stars
    202
  • 3 Stars
    98
  • 2 Stars
    35
  • 1 Stars
    18
Performance
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    310
  • 4 Stars
    120
  • 3 Stars
    56
  • 2 Stars
    12
  • 1 Stars
    8
Story
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    290
  • 4 Stars
    128
  • 3 Stars
    59
  • 2 Stars
    17
  • 1 Stars
    10

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Sort by:
Filter by:
  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars

Packed with Information

This book was jam packed with information and would probably be best read instead of listened to. It was full of ideas and quizzes that need to be absorbed and seen or written down. If you are primarily an auditory learner, it would be fine.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

5 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Adorable voice and book

Finally I found a book that gets straight to the point with good examples and leaves food for afterthought!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

1 person found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Excellent reading, complete and objective

Loved it! Very easy and complete reading about positive psychology. Has exercises and reflection moments

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

1 person found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars

Simple and Engaging

I listened to this audio book on the drive to and from school. Tal-Ben Shahar's work is seminal to positive psychology and the the inner work of happiness.

The reader does a fantastic job conveying Shahar's passion and insight.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

9 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars

fun!

I love this book! This is a great audiobook to listen to again and again.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

4 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars

Ready for self-examination

Perfect first step in making more of your life. A simple, easy to follow plan.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

3 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    4 out of 5 stars

For School it was great!

This book was one that I needed for a course that I am taking in college.
I bought the hard copy of the book but was having a hard time finding time to read it.

Thank goodness is was here. For I listen to it on my way to school and I feel like I get more out of it by listening.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

1 person found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars

Revolution of happiness!

A good piece, real conversations we all need to have! Happy to being following this path!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Good book

Very inspiring and motivating book! I recommend it to everyone who looks for some type of motivation.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

1 person found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Great Book

The person reading the book was excellent as well as the subject matter in the book. I plan to buy the book and give it to friends.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

1 person found this helpful