Happier at home
Subtitle: kiss more, jump more, abandon a project, read Samuel Johnson, and my other experiments in the practice of everyday life
By: Gretchen Rubin
Publisher: Two Roads; Hodder Stoughton
Published: 2012
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 273
ISBN-13: 9781444757767; 9781444757781; 9781444757750; 9781444757774
Subjects: Home; Self-actualization (Psychology); Life skills; Happiness; Psychological aspects
Description: In the spirit of the No. 1 New York Times bestseller The Happiness Project, Gretchen Rubin embarks on a new project to make home a happier place. In The Happiness Project, she worked out general theories of happiness. Here she goes deeper on factors that matter for home, such as possessions, marriage, time, and parenthood. How can she control the cubicle in her pocket How might she spotlight her family's treasured possessions And it really was time to replace that dud toaster. Each month, Rubin tackles a different theme as she experiments with concrete, manageable resolutions--and this time, she coaxes her family to try some resolutions, as well. With her signature blend of memoir, science, philosophy, and experimentation, Rubin's passion for her subject jumps off the page, and reading just a few chapters of this book will inspire readers to find more happiness in their own lives.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-273).
Table of contents: title: A note to the reader; title: Preparation; title: September: possessions : find a true simplicity; title: October: marriage : prove my love; title: November: parenthood : pay attention; title: December: interior design : renovate myself; title: January: time : cram my day with what I love; title: February: body : experience the experience; title: March: family : hold more tightly; title: April: neighborhood : embrace here; title: May: now : remember now; title: Afterword; title: Acknowledgements; title: Your happiness project; title: The eight splendid truths; title: Suggestions for further reading.