The How of Happiness
Drawing on her own groundbreaking research with thousands of men and women, research psychologist and University of California professor of psychology Sonja Lyubomirsky has pioneered a detailed yet easy-to-follow plan to increase happiness in our day-to-day lives-in the short term and over the long term. The How of Happiness is a different kind of happiness book, one that offers a comprehensive guide to understanding what happiness is, and isn’t, and what can be done to bring us all closer to the happy life we envision for ourselves. Using more than a dozen uniquely formulated happiness-increasing strategies, The How of Happiness offers a new and potentially life-changing way to understand our innate potential for joy and happiness as well as our ability to sustain it in our lives.
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UC Riverside psychologist Sonja Lyubomirsky argues that about forty percent of happiness sits within a person's own control and walks readers through twelve activities tested in her lab, from expressing gratitude and savoring to acts of kindness and writing about a best possible self.
The How of Happiness was written by Sonja Lyubomirsky and published in 2007. Lyubomirsky is a UC Riverside professor whose research on happiness and well-being has been widely cited in positive psychology.
Yes. Sonja Lyubomirsky's research is among the most rigorous in positive psychology. Some specific intervention claims have been refined by replication studies, but the broad framework remains widely respected in the field.
The How of Happiness is 366 pages in standard print editions, though page counts vary slightly between hardcover, paperback, and large-print formats.
At an average reading pace of about 250 words per minute, The How of Happiness takes most readers 5 to 8 hours to finish.
The How of Happiness is a standalone novel by Sonja Lyubomirsky, not part of a series.
The How of Happiness is available in hardcover, paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats from Amazon, Bookshop.org, ThriftBooks, and most major bookstores.
