Happier

Learn the Secrets to Daily Joy and Lasting Fulfillment

De: Tal Ben-Shahar

Narrado por: Jeff Woodman

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

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.

Everyone deserves happiness

You know those books you didn't realize you needed to read? Well, this is one of them. After hearing him speak on the Mel Robbins podcast, I immediately added his book to my wishlist. Once I started reading it, I couldn't put it down. His insights on escaping the rat race and finding happiness resonated deeply with me. It felt like the perfect book for where I am in life right now.

Adorable voice and book

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

Excellent reading, complete and objective

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

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.

fun!

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

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Non-mainstream (but still great) view on happiness

Happiness is a really weird thing. We all chase it, directly or indirectly, and yet so many of us are still unhappy, anxious, depressed, etc. Though I’m not sure that any one book can truly solve all of your problems, this one can certainly provide a needed perspective on the subject of satisfaction.

In essence, this book’s aim is to show us that, on a societal level, we’re mostly unhappy because we chase things we think will eventually lead to happiness — not those that make us happy in and of themselves. For example, we spend years in jobs we don’t love because we think they will lead to big payoffs down the road.

Strategies like these can keep us stuck in the rat race, or worse, trapped in “golden handcuffs,” not happy with our jobs, but also not willing to give up our high living standards. Worse yet, such strategies can lead us to put happiness and success on pedestals. And when we ultimately get where we were looking to go, we often find that it’s not quite the paradise we were imagining. This can lead to burn out, depression, and nihilism, says the author.

The way out of this mess is to spend our time in pursuit of the things that make us happy directly — not those that may lead to it indirectly (like money, luxury goods, fame, etc). Throughout the book, the author goes in-depth on what this might look like for us, all while maintaining a practical, yet optimistic, outlook.

It’s a very good book and one that almost everyone could learn something from (myself included). It’s not necessarily mind-blowing, just very relatable and accurate. I would seriously recommend it to anyone.

-Brian Sachetta
Author of “Get Out of Your Head”

Compelling, easy listen

I recommend this book as a way to gain perspective on one’s journey towards a fulfilling life. Some criticisms: The narrator reads in an overly enthusiastic manner, much like one would read a book to a child—it can get annoying. The author talks a lot about himself. Despite these things, I enjoyed the book overall.

Captivating and easy read

This book shares stories that are easy to connect to and keeps the reader engaged, as well as provides actual exercises to try that’ll helps one to feel happier. I recommend! :))