The Happiness Project：Or, Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun

BretchenRubinhadanepiphanyonerainyafternoonintheunlikeliestofplaces:acitybus."Thedaysarelong,buttheyearsareshort,"sherealized."Timeispassing,andI'mnotfocusingenoughonthethingsthatreallymatter."Inthatmoment,shedecidedtodedicateayeartoherhappinessproject.Inthislivelyandcompellingaccount,Rubinchroniclesheradventuresduringthetwelvemonthsshespenttest-drivingthewisdomoftheages,currentscientificresearch,andlessonsfrompopularcultureabouthowtobehappier.Amongotherthings,shefoundthatnoveltyandchallengearepowerfulsourcesofhappiness;thatmoneycanhelpbuyhappiness,whenspentwisely;thatouterordercontributestoinnercalm;andthattheverysmallestofchangescanmakethebiggestdifference.