“Lyubomirsky''s central point is clear: a significant portion of what is called happiness . . . is up for grabs. Taking some pages out of the positive psychology playbook, she coaches readers on how to snag it.”

— The New York Review of Books on The How of Happiness: A New Approach to Getting the Life Your Want

The How of Happiness: A New Approach to Getting the Life Your Want

ISBN: 9780143114956


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The How of Happiness: A New Approach to Getting the Life Your Want


by Sonja Lyubomirsky


A groundbreaking, practical guide to attaining happiness based on innovative scientific research, The How of Happiness is a powerful contribution to the field of positive psychology and a gift to people who have sought to take their happiness into their own hands. Drawing upon years of her own pioneering research with thousands of men and women, psychologist Sonja Lyubomirsky reveals that much of our capacity for happiness is within our power. Detailing an easy-to- follow plan, including exercises in new ways of thinking and understanding our individual obstacles, The How of Happiness offers a positive and empowering way to sustain a new level of joy in our lives.