In this lively and compelling account-now updated with new material by the author-Rubin chronicles her adventures during the twelve months she spent test-driving the wisdom of the ages, current scientific research, and lessons from popular culture about how to be happier.
“Time is passing, and I’m not focusing enough on the things that really matter.” In that moment, she decided to dedicate a year to her happiness project. “The days are long, but the years are short,” she realized. Gretchen Rubin had an epiphany one rainy afternoon in the unlikeliest of places: a city bus. Gretchen writes, "Everyone's happiness project will be different." How would your happiness project be different from Gretchen's? How might it be the same?ġ0.Audiobook Length: 10 hours and 15 minutes Did you find her reflections on happiness helpful, nevertheless? Or do you think it's more valuable to read an account by someone facing more difficulties?ĩ. In the book's opening, Gretchen admits that she has always been pretty happy. Many memoirs recount the author's struggle to be happy in the face of a major challenge like cancer, divorce, an unhappy childhood, massive weight loss, and the like.
Did you like the "experiment for a year" approach, or did it strike you as a cliché? Why do you think so many authors are drawn to this structure?Ĩ. A criticism of The Happiness Project might be that writing a "year of?" book is gimmicky. Did reading this book make you want to try one of the resolutions? Which one?ħ. However, many important figures have argued just the opposite for example, John Stuart Mill wrote, "Ask yourself whether you are happy, and you cease to be so." What do you think? Does striving for happiness make you happier? Or does it make happiness more elusive?Ħ. One of Gretchen's main arguments is that "You're not happy unless you think you're happy," and she spends a lot of time thinking about her happiness. Do you agree that clutter affects your happiness?ĥ. Gretchen observes that "Outer order contributes to inner calm," and many of her resolutions are aimed at clutter-clearing. Do you know why you identify with your spiritual master?Ĥ. One of Gretchen's resolutions is to "Imitate a spiritual master." Do you have a spiritual master? Who is it? Gretchen was surprised to realize that St.
Which quotation resonated most with you? Do you have a quotation that has been particularly meaningful in your own life-that you've included in your e-mail signature or taped to your desk, for example?ģ. The Happiness Project is packed with quotations. Do you agree? Do you think that Gretchen was right, or not, to devote so much time and attention to her own happiness? Do you spend much time thinking about your happiness?Ģ. Gretchen argues throughout The Happiness Project that striving to be happy is a worthy, not selfish, goal.
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