Summary:
Is this the right book for me?
How happy are you? How To Be Happier encourages you to answer this question - honestly! - and suggests practical steps you can take to lead a more fulfilling and contented life. Banish the thoughts that make you unhappy and accept all the positive parts of who you are; learn the principles of happy eating and exercise your way to a healthier lifestyle; meditate for inner happiness; and practise great sex to boost your happy chemicals. With tips and anecdotes and a happiness plan to help you put into practice what you have learned, this book is an enjoyable way to reach what you have always strived for.
How to be Happier includes:
Chapter 1: How happy are you?
How this book works
Ten things this book will do for you
Yes, I'm happy, but...
Is it morally right to be happy?
Is true happiness within or without?
How happy are you?
Chapter 2: Building a happy brain
Retraining your mind
Ten thoughts than can make you unhappy
Ten harmful emotions
Why are we negative?
Getting rid of the negative
Chapter 3: Think yourself happy
Theirs is better
I want more...and...more
If it's not black, it must be white
If it's not perfect, it's no good
Why is this always happening to me?
I'm not going to like this
I feel it, so it must be true
I'm a label; you're a label
I should do this; you should do that
If it's wrong, it must be my fault
Applying the lessons to your past
Chapter 4: Goodbye to negative emotions
Feeling good about other people
How negative emotions are dangerous for your health
Learning to empathize
Blame, resentment and revenge
Feeling good about yourself
The stress buster
40 laughs a day
Laugher really is the best medicine
Don't just sit there, tell a joke
Chapter 5: Eating happiness
A healthy diet is a happy diet
Hormones, food and happiness
The principles of happy eating
Food allergies can make you depressed
Your A-Z guide to happy food and drink
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So what is meditation?
How to meditate
Meditating for happiness
Meditating for practical benefits
Meditating on the day's events
Where does inner happiness come from?
Chapter 7: Where to get happy-fit
The depression buster
Generating those happy chemicals
How much exercise?
The runner's high
Are you happy-fit?
What type of exercise?
Keeping motivated
Chapter 8: Be happy being yourself
Maximum satisfaction
Running away to happiness
Doing what you want
Learning to say 'yes'
Let go your inner child
Express the real you
Avoiding unhappiness
Plan your happy future
Chapter 9: Relationships, love and business
Pets
Human Relationships
Living w
- Highlights common problems and gives solutions to help you overcome the obstacles to greater happiness.
- Case studies and anecdotes, combined with practical exercises and simple tips, make this a charming, accessible and ultimately useful title.
- Contains motivating techniques to inspire you to think more positively, eat more healthily, exercise more productively and love more successfully.
About the Author(s):
Paul Jenner is a journalist and author specialising in self-help and lifestyle. He has written more than 30 books including Get Intimate With Tantric Sex, Amazing Sex The Tantric Way, Have Great Sex, How To Be Happier, Transform Your Life With NLP, Help Yourself To Live Longer and Be More Confident. His books have been translated into French, German, Dutch, Spanish, Romanian, Hebrew and Thai. He lives in Spain with his partner, three ponies, two dogs and two sheep.
Reviews:
"It's an easy read and will help you to find the silver lining behind every cloud"
- Prima
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