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In this fresh, compelling narrative in the style of The Year of Living Biblically, Julie and Julia, and Eat, Pray, Love, bestselling writer Gretchen Rubin chronicles the year she spent testing the studies and theories about how to be happier.
One rainy afternoon, while riding a city bus, Gretchen Rubin asked herself, “What do I want from life, anyway?” She answered, “I want to be happy”—yet, she realized, she spent no time thinking about happiness. In that moment, she grasped two things: she wasn’t as happy as she could be, and her life wasn’t going to change unless she made it change. She decided to dedicate a year to a happiness project. The result? One of the most thoughtful and engaging works on happiness to have emerged from the recent explosion of interest in the subject.
The Happiness Project brilliantly synthesizes the wisdom of the ages with current scientific research, as Rubin brings readers along on her journey to greater happiness. The Happiness Project covers everything from friendships to exercise, from TV-watching to novel-writing, from messy closets to the contemplation of infinity.
On her popular blog, also on Slate, the Huffington Post, and elsewhere, Rubin shares her insights to help readers do their own happiness projects.
In fact, Rubin’s idea for a “happiness project” no longer describes just a book or a blog; it’s a movement. Happiness Project groups, where people meet to discuss their happiness projects, have sprung up from L.A. to Enid, Oklahoma to Boston. More than two dozen blogs have been launched by people following Gretchen’s example. On the companion website, the Happiness Project Toolbox, enthusiastic readers track and share their happiness projects.
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