Happier : learn the secrets to daily joy and lasting fulfillment /
Ben-Shahar, Tal 1970-
Happier : learn the secrets to daily joy and lasting fulfillment / Tal Ben-Shahar. - New York : McGraw-Hill, c2007. - xvi, 192 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-184) and index.
The question of happiness -- Reconciling present and future -- Happiness explained -- The ultimate currency -- Setting goals -- Happiness in education -- Happiness in the workplace -- Happiness in relationships -- First meditation: self-interest and benevolence -- Second meditation: happiness boosters -- Third meditation: beyond the temporary high -- Fourth meditation: letting our light shine -- Fifth meditation: imagine -- Sixth meditation: take your time -- Seventh meditation: the happiness revolution -- Conclusion: here and now.
One out of every five Harvard graduates has lined up to hear Tal Ben-Shahar's lectures on that ever-elusive subject: happiness. Grounded in the revolutionary "positive psychology" movement, Ben-Shahar combines scientific studies, scholarly research, self-help advice, and spiritual enlightenment. He weaves them together into a set of principles that you can apply to your daily life.
9780071492393 (alk. paper) 0071492399
2006103344
GBA722035 bnb
013698955
Happiness.
Felicidad
BF 575 / B456h 2007
158
Happier : learn the secrets to daily joy and lasting fulfillment / Tal Ben-Shahar. - New York : McGraw-Hill, c2007. - xvi, 192 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-184) and index.
The question of happiness -- Reconciling present and future -- Happiness explained -- The ultimate currency -- Setting goals -- Happiness in education -- Happiness in the workplace -- Happiness in relationships -- First meditation: self-interest and benevolence -- Second meditation: happiness boosters -- Third meditation: beyond the temporary high -- Fourth meditation: letting our light shine -- Fifth meditation: imagine -- Sixth meditation: take your time -- Seventh meditation: the happiness revolution -- Conclusion: here and now.
One out of every five Harvard graduates has lined up to hear Tal Ben-Shahar's lectures on that ever-elusive subject: happiness. Grounded in the revolutionary "positive psychology" movement, Ben-Shahar combines scientific studies, scholarly research, self-help advice, and spiritual enlightenment. He weaves them together into a set of principles that you can apply to your daily life.
9780071492393 (alk. paper) 0071492399
2006103344
GBA722035 bnb
013698955
Happiness.
Felicidad
BF 575 / B456h 2007
158