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Summary: simplistic tripe
Review: "scientists have learned" he says, but he backs up his pap with ... nothing. This is just another of the multitude of "one page a day" self-help books.
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Summary: Another great book by David Niven!
Review: Having previously enjoyed David Niven's THE 100 SIMPLE SECRETS OF SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE, I was excited to come across another book by him: THE 100 SECRETS OF HAPPY
PEOPLE . . . this effort was equally as good.
It takes what sounds like a basic concept--happiness--and breaks it down into chunks that anybody can read and then think about . . . each "secret" is accompanied by a great example and/or story.
In addition, Niven has somehow managed to find a piece of research that backs up the points he is making . . . sometimes, these are a bit of a stretch . . . yet most often, they are right on target, as in when he urges readers to "enjoy what you have" . . . to support his advice, he quotes a 1995 study by Sirgy, Cole, Kosenko, and Meadow: "People who have the most are only as likely to be happy as those who have the least. People who like what they have, however, are twice
as likely to be happy as those who actually have the most."
There were several memorable passages; among them:
You are neither a better nor worse person for the kind of car you drive, the size of your home, or the performance of your mutual funds. Remember what really matters in your life.
There is no objective way to tell you if you have had a good life, a good day, or a good hour. Your life is a success based only upon your judgment.
Don't spend your time evaluating humor, asking yourself, "Is it really funny?" or "Do others think it's funny?" Just react and enjoy it.
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Summary: Happy People
Review: I am blessed with good relationships with my exes, kids, parents, friends and work, but I bought this book for a friend who isn't. When I tell friends not to "sweat the small stuff", it never has the impact of seeing it in writing or hearing it from a "professional". This book is crammed with stuff that is common sense to most of us, but stuff that some (many) people never learn. Simply written, great to have laying around for occasional inspiration whenever you have a few minutes. Life is too short not to be happy!
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Summary: A Useful Pleasure
Review: I am generally skeptical about these kinds of books, but I've never read a book on this subject that was so clearly based in reality.100 Simple Secrets of Happy People is about the things happy people tend to do - everything from taking walks to watching less TV to not spending their time chasing goals they don't care about. It is written to be easy to use and understand, but it is based on an incredible volume of research on the daily habits and beliefs of happy people. Most importantly, after I finished it, I passed it on to my friends.
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Summary: Good topic , Poor presentation
Review: I could not finish the book as I know there are better ones in the market and would rather spent time reading those. Every chapter I read , did not make me feel that I learned something here and was wondering what really author is trying to convey here..
I wish i had checked this book at some bookstore before buying.
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Summary: GOOD BOOK
Review: I found this book to be an enjoyable read. With all the negativity we hear on the radio and TV, it's important to fill our minds up with some positive thinking stuff once in a while. Reading books like this do just that. Highly recommended. Zev Saftlas, Author of Motivation That Works: How to Get Motivated and Stay Motivated PS The format of this book is Number: Idea, Story, Research. For example: Secret number: 3 HEADLINE: YOU DON'T HAVE TO WIN EVERY TIME. SECRET: Ultracompetitive people, who always need to win, end up enjoying things less. If they lose they are very disappointed, and if they win it's what they expected would happen anyway. * * * STORY: Richard Nixon was running for reelection as president in 1972. He directed his campaign staff to take all available measures to win as many votes as possible. Most famous, of course, were the break-ins they staged at Democratic Party headquarters in the Watergate building in order to plant bugging devices. But staff workers also engaged in an endless series of what Nixon himself labeled "dirty tricks." They would call up pizza parlors and order a hundred pizzas to be delivered to the office of an opposition candidate. They would hand out phony fliers telling people that an opponent's rally had been canceled. They would call meeting halls and cancel reservations opponents had made for events. Why did they do these things? Nixon was obsessed with winning-at all costs. The great irony was that Nixon was winning anyway and didn't need any of these tricks. But his inability to deal with the possibility of losing caused him to pursue these extreme methods and ultimately cost him the prize that he had so desperately pursued. * * * RESEARCH: Competitiveness can preclude life satisfaction because no accomplishment can prove sufficient, and failures are particularly devastating. Ultracompetitive people rate their successes with lower marks than some people rate their failures. (Thurman 1981) * * *
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Summary: good book!
Review: I found this book to be an enjoyable read. With all the negativity we hear on the radio and TV, it's important to fill your mind up with some positive thinking stuff once in a while. Reading books like this do just that. Highly recommended. Zev Saftlas, Author of Motivation That Works: How to Get Motivated and Stay Motivated
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Summary: A Good Thing to Do For Yourself
Review: I found this book while browsing through the bookstore the other day looking for something that could help a dear friend feel better about herself and her future prospects. She is going through a divorce, scared of her financial future and feeling like a failure because of her broken marriage This book is absolutely wonderful! It is based upon sociological and psychological research, but is written in such an easily understood manner that anyone -- children, teens and adults -- can gain insight into their own feelings, learning how to cope and change how happy they are with their life and themselves. Of course there are 100 chapters, all very short and concise, presenting one thought-provoking idea or principal about why some people are happy and others aren't. This book isn't meant to be a quick read. It's more of a guidebook for inner self-exploration. Keeping a journal as you study is a terrific idea. I bought the book from my friend. She's reading it now and agrees with me that you have to work your way through it, day-by-day. She's on lesson 12 -- having realistic expectations -- and is feeling better about herself every day. She is learning that she is control of her life after divorce and that it is full of promise and hope and true happiness that she creates. This book is highly recommended for divorcing parents who are concerned about their children's state of mind. It's a great book for the parents, too.
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Summary: Highly Recommended by SmartDivorce
Review: I found this book while browsing through the bookstore the other day looking for something that could help a dear friend feel better about herself and her future prospects. She is going through a divorce, scared of her financial future and feeling like a failure because of her broken marriage This book is absolutely wonderful! It is based upon sociological and psychological research, but is written in such an easily understood manner that anyone -- children, teens and adults -- can gain insight into their own feelings, learning how to cope and change how happy they are with their life and themselves. Of course there are 100 chapters, all very short and concise, presenting one thought-provoking idea or principal about why some people are happy and others aren't. This book isn't meant to be a quick read. It's more of a guidebook for inner self-exploration. Keeping a journal as you study is a terrific idea. I bought the book from my friend. She's reading it now and agrees with me that you have to work your way through it, day-by-day. She's on lesson 12 -- having realistic expectations -- and is feeling better about herself every day. She is learning that she is control of her life after divorce and that it is full of promise and hope and true happiness that she creates. This book is highly recommended for divorcing parents who are concerned about their children's state of mind. It's a great book for the parents, too.
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Summary: for anyone who wants to know more about happiness
Review: I like the way The 100 Simple Secrets of Happy People takes what science knows about happiness and then presents that information to make it practical, useful, and easy to understand. The advice is based on studies of regular people, and what makes them happy in their daily lives. I've found a lot in here to help me, and I feel I understand the entire process of life satisfaction much more.
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