Happiness for dummies

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    • Gentry, W. Doyle

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Happiness for dummies

by W. Doyle Gentry

(--For dummies)

Wiley, c2008

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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内容説明

Now, you can find the happiness you want and live "the good life" you deserve by applying the helpful information in Happiness For Dummies, the ultimate guide to achieving bliss! You'll discover proven techniques for living a meaningful, healthy, and productive life no matter what your life circumstances happen to be. Positive concepts and techniques will help you change key behaviors, foster good habits, and be in sync with your surroundings. This helpful guide will give you the chance to assess your happiness and understand what it means to be happy at each stage of self-actualization. You'll learn why having positive emotions can improve your health and well-being. And, you will find out what happiness isn't and how to avoid confusing happiness with culturally valued outcomes like wealth, power, and success. Pursue what you want, seize the day, find benefits in life's challenges, and live a coherent lifestyle. Find out how to: Assess your current capacity for happiness Live the life that you want Overcome common obstacles to happiness Identify your strengths and virtues Improve your emotional and spiritual life Create meaningful social ties and learn to be alone Find the silver lining Complete with lists of ten ways to raise a happy child, ten common roadblocks to happiness, and ten personal habits to foster happiness, Happiness For Dummies is your one-stop, easy-to-follow guide to being happy and living your best life.

目次

Introduction 1 Part I: Defining Happiness 9 Chapter 1: Anyone Can Be Happy 11 Chapter 2: The Recipe for Happiness 27 Chapter 3: Knowing What Happiness Isn't 39 Chapter 4: Seeing Happiness as a Sign, Not a Symptom 49 Part II: Personality Attributes That Lead to Happiness 59 Chapter 5: Optimism 61 Chapter 6: Hardiness 73 Chapter 7: Conscientiousness 87 Part III: Behaving Your Way toward Happiness 97 Chapter 8: Getting into Flow 99 Chapter 9: Finding Benefit in Life's Challenges 113 Chapter 10: Living a Coherent Lifestyle 125 Chapter 11: Making a Daily Confession 137 Chapter 12: Putting On a Happy Face 147 Part IV: Striking the Right Balance 159 Chapter 13: Hassles versus Uplifts 161 Chapter 14: Structure versus Freedom 171 Chapter 15: Work versus Play 183 Chapter 16: Socialization versus Solitude 197 Chapter 17: Selfishness versus Generosity 207 Part V: Achieving Happiness in Key Relationships 217 Chapter 18: At Work 219 Chapter 19: At Home 239 Chapter 20: In Intimate Relationships 251 Part VI: The Part of Tens 265 Chapter 21: Ten Ways to Raise a Happy Child 267 Chapter 22: Ten Roadblocks to Happiness 279 Chapter 23: Ten Things You Can Do Today to Foster Happiness in Your Life 289 Chapter 24: Ten Thoughts That Lead to Happiness 299 Appendix: Resources 307 Index 313

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