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About the book
The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin is her memoir of a 12-month happiness project undertaken by her to improve the happiness in her life. She tackled one dimension that could improve her happiness through a set of resolutions. She wrote about how she fared along those resolutions and their impact on her life and the lives of people around her.
The topics covered follow this progression
Jan: Energy and vitality → Feb: Marriage → Mar: Work → Apr: Parenting → May: Hobbies → Jun: Friendship → Jul: Money → Aug: Spirituality → Sep: Passion → Oct: Mindfulness → Nov: Contentment at heart → Dec: Happiness (Bringing it all together)
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To be happy, you need to consider feeling good, feeling bad and feeling right, in an atmosphere of growth
One of the best ways to make yourself happy is to make other people happy AND one of the best ways to make other people happy is to make yourself happy
To eke out the most happiness from an experience, I must anticipate it, savor it as it unfolds, express my happiness, and recall a happy memory
The only person I can change is myself