Gretchen Rubin is a young professional woman, wife and mother, who was aware that she was blessed in her life and thought she should feel more happy more often. In search of that, she studied happiness through the ages, and set monthly goals in her own life. Her book tells the story of her personal project, along with the research she did along the way. She inspired me to follow many of her leads and to think about all of them.
Gretchen Rubin had an epiphany one rainy afternoon in the unlikeliest of places: a city bus. “The days are long, but the years are short,” she realized. “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.
In this lively and compelling account, 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. Among other things, she found that novelty and challenge are powerful sources of happiness; that money can help buy happiness, when spent wisely; that outer order contributes to inner calm; and that the very smallest of changes can make the biggest difference.
