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Introduction

Based on Harvard University?s most popular course? featured in the New York Times and Boston Globe
The new field of "positive psychology" is taking over the academic world; more than 100 new classes have popped up on campuses across the country
Happiness is also a hot-button topic on the self-help bookshelf, with titles such as Authentic Happiness, Stumbling on Happiness, and Flow selling hundreds of thousands of copies
Contains practical exercises backed by scientific studies

Description

Can You Learn to Be Happy?

YES . . . according to the teacher of Harvard University?s most popular and life-changing course. One out of every five Harvard students has lined up to hear Tal Ben-Shahar?s insightful and inspiring lectures on that ever-elusive state: HAPPINESS.

HOW?
Grounded in the revolutionary ?positive psychology? movement, Ben-Shahar ingeniously 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. Once you open your heart and mind to Happier ?s thoughts, you will feel more fulfilled, more connected . . . and, yes, HAPPIER.

?Dr. Ben-Shahar, one of the most popular teachers in Harvard?s recent history, has written a personal, informed, and highly enjoyable primer on how to become happier. It would be wise to take his advice.?
--Ellen J. Langer, author of Mindfulness and On Becoming an Artist

?This fine book shimmers with a rare brand of good sense that is imbedded in scientific knowledge about how to increase happiness. It is easy to see how this is the backbone of the most popular course at Harvard today."
--Martin E. P. Seligman, author of Authentic Happiness

Author Biography

Tal Ben-Shahar, Ph.D., is one of Harvard University?s most popular lecturers. He has been profiled on NPR and featured on CNN, CBS, and in the New York Times and the Boston Globe. His classes attract 1,400 students per semester approximately 20 percent of all Harvard graduates. Ben-Shahar graduated from Harvard with a degree in philosophy and psychology. For the last ten years, he has been teaching personal and organizational excellence, leadership, ethics, and self-esteem. For more information, visit www.talbenshahar.com

Table of Contents

Part 1: Happiness

Foreword: Positive Psychology

Chapter 1: The Question of Happiness

Part 2: What Is Happiness?

Chapter 2: Reconciling Past and Future

Chapter 3: Happiness Explained

Chapter 4: The Ultimate Currency

Chapter 5: Setting Goals

Part 3: Happiness Applied

Chapter 6: In Education

Chapter 7: In the Workplace

Chapter 9: In Relationships

Part 4: Meditations on Happiness

First Mediation: Self-Interest and Benevolence

Second Mediation: Beyond the Temporary High

Third Meditation: Letting Our Light Shine

Fourth Mediation: Imagine!

Fifth Meditation: Take Your Time

Sixth Mediation: The Happiness Revolution

Conclusion: Here and Now

Reviews

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