author: Sonja Lyubomirsky
name: Elaine
average rating: 3.76
book published: 2007
rating: 5
read at: 2009/06/25
date added: 2009/06/29
shelves: non-fiction, psychology, science, self-help, wishlist
review:
Fantastic book on positive psychology. In the vein of my favorite self-help type books, a good mix of science and hands-on. The thing I found most clever and useful was the quiz to determine which types of happiness-building activities would be the best fit. I wasn’t super-surprised by the outcomes for me (savoring life, increasing flow experiences, building optimism, practicing gratitude), but it did help me narrow down what to look like and what to try. I think it could be easy to be overwhelmed otherwise. Already I’ve found it to help my day to day enjoyment of life, even without working on the specific exercises/activities.