Happier Learn the secrets to daily joy and lasting fulfillment

Tal Ben-Shahar

Sound recording - 2007

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Published
Minneapolis, Minn. : HighBridge Company [2007]
Language
English
Main Author
Tal Ben-Shahar (-)
Other Authors
Jeff Woodman (-)
Item Description
Abridged from the book published in 2007.
Physical Description
4 compact discs (approximately 4 hrs., 30 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in
ISBN
9781598875126
  • 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.
Review by Publisher's Weekly Review

Though everyone wants to be happier, how many of us can actually define what that means? In his class, "Positive Psychology," one of the most popular courses at Harvard University, Ben-Shahar teaches that happiness isn?t as elusive a concept as people think, and can actually be learned; he commits the fundamentals of his course to paper in this primer on getting happy, which he defines as a combination of pleasure (short-term happiness) and meaning (long-term). Divided into three parts, "What is Happiness?", "Happiness Applied" and "Meditations on Happiness," Ben-Shahar provides insight and exercises, prodding reflection in readers ("Do you accept negative emotions as natural?" "Do you see your work as a job, a career, or a calling?") while explicating the relationships among happiness, motivation and goals. Though it sounds simple, Ben-Shahar insists on keen self-awareness and purposeful action to overcome entrenched patterns of despondency and/or disbelief. For answer-seekers, this is definitely a good start. (June) Copyright 2007 Reed Business Information.