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The 100 Simple Secrets of Happy People: What Scientists Have Learned and How You Can Use It (original 2001; edition 2000)

by David Niven

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Scientists and academics have spent entire careers investigating what makes people happy. But hidden in obscure scholarly journals and reports, their research is all too often inaccessible to ordinary people. Now the bestselling author of the 100 Simple Secrets series distills the scientific findings of over a thousand of the most important studies on happiness into easy-to-digest nuggets of advice. Each of the hundred practices is illustrated with a clear example and illuminated by a straightforward explanation of the science behind it to show you how to transform a ho-hum existence into a full and happy life. Believe in yourself: Across all ages, and all groups, a solid belief in one's own abilities increases life satisfaction by about 40 percent, and makes us happier both in our home lives and in our work lives. Turn off your TV: Watching too much TV can triple our hunger for more possessions, while reducing our personal contentment by about 5 percent for every hour a day we watch.… (more)
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Title:The 100 Simple Secrets of Happy People: What Scientists Have Learned and How You Can Use It
Authors:David Niven
Info:HarperSanFrancisco (2000), Paperback, 224 pages
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I could not have chosen this book at a better time. I am aging not so gracefully, bummed out about the latest job fail, and wondering how I could bring more joy into my life. This book provided so many tips. Many I do. Others I had forgotten, and some I had never considered. I am in the process of making many life changes, and plan to incorporate as many of these secrets as possible. In fact, I read most of this book while waiting for an unexpected tire change. I was not happy, as I am between jobs, and this tire had been fixed several times already. But as I read this book online via my library's website through my Ipad and compliments of free wireless from NTB Tire, I felt myself relax, and really get into this book. When I finished, I felt differently, and realized that I could not control situations, but how I handled them. Plus, getting back into reading real books versus clips of fast food Internet information has felt really good. I plan to keep up the habit of reading books more often. This book is a good read, whether you are searching for ways to be happy, or just want to tweak the wonderful life you already have. Be warned; you will not want to put down the book before the end. ( )
  doehlberg63 | Dec 2, 2023 |
I'm intrigued with happiness. So much so that I pick up any book I see about happiness at the library and I'm always adding new books on happiness to my Amazon wish list.
How could I pass up this cool e-book at my public library, then?
Of course, I couldn't.
And I'm very glad I didn't. Niven focuses on one hundred ways research has shown that happy people are different from unhappy people. The differences are striking and it is surprisingly easy to emulate happy people.
I plan to acquire a copy of this book for myself. ( )
  debnance | Sep 23, 2012 |
Most of the stuff in here seems pretty obvious, but I think a lot of people lose focus on the things they find important. In my opinion, this book helps us reprioritize. Certainly a book that can be reread when you feel a lack of direction in your life. ( )
  slarsoncollins | Mar 31, 2012 |
Happiness. It’s what people say they want more than anything else in life. The single most important idea I carried away from this book was that most of people’s happiness comes from having relationships with other people. ( )
  debnance | Jan 29, 2010 |
Light read sprinkled with statistics. Nothing particularly mind-changing, though. ( )
  sachachua | Aug 11, 2009 |
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Scientists and academics have spent entire careers investigating what makes people happy. But hidden in obscure scholarly journals and reports, their research is all too often inaccessible to ordinary people. Now the bestselling author of the 100 Simple Secrets series distills the scientific findings of over a thousand of the most important studies on happiness into easy-to-digest nuggets of advice. Each of the hundred practices is illustrated with a clear example and illuminated by a straightforward explanation of the science behind it to show you how to transform a ho-hum existence into a full and happy life. Believe in yourself: Across all ages, and all groups, a solid belief in one's own abilities increases life satisfaction by about 40 percent, and makes us happier both in our home lives and in our work lives. Turn off your TV: Watching too much TV can triple our hunger for more possessions, while reducing our personal contentment by about 5 percent for every hour a day we watch.

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