We have more choices than we realize. In fact, according to positive psychology expert Tal Ben-Shahar, our entire life is made of choices, large and small. It is what we choose moment by moment and day by day, to do, to feel, to experience, that determines how happy and fulfilled we are. Every moment, then, is an opportunity to make a choice that will bring us greater happiness. Ben- Shahar presents 100 such opportunities, some simple, such as whether to frown or smile; others complex, such as whether to hold on to what we know or change our perspective, helping us identify them, recognize their importance, and make the right choice. Each choice includes a brief explanation plus a story or study that makes it accessible and relatable. It’s up to you to choose the life you want!
Thousands of Harard University students have discovered that you can become happier. They learned the secret to lasting fulfillment from acclaimed teacher Tal Ben-Shahar's class on positive psychology— a branch of psychology that combines the latest scientific research with good old common sense. Now you can join his class and learn how positive psychology can make you happier right now— no lottery windfall, job promotion, or new love required.
Think of Happier as your own personal workbook. As you listen to each chapter's illuminating discussion on happiness and incorporate its simple exercises into your daily routine, you will see every aspect of your life with new eyes and a new sense of purpose.
When you learn how to live for today and for tomorrow at the same time, you learn how to balance your immediate personal needs with long-term goals and enjoy life as you never have before.
When the world is upside down and the future uncertain, is it possible to find happiness? Happiness expert Tal Ben-Shahar unequivocally says yes! In Happier, No Matter What, he gives listeners a toolbox for finding hope and purpose-the SPIRE method. This nuanced approach has five key realms:
- Spiritual: Are we living mindfully?
- Physical: Do we take care of our bodies?
- Intellectual: Are we challenged and curious?
- Relational: Do we nurture connections that nurture us?
- Emotional: Are our feelings both honored and balanced?
By assessing each area, we gain insight into our 'baseline happiness'-and about how to build the resilience necessary to weather all of life's ups and downs, no matter what.
Drôle, accessible, rassurant, un petit traité pour se libérer d'un mal insidieux : le perfectionnisme. Après le succès de L'Apprentissage du bonheur, un livre audio de travail indispensable pour apprendre à s'accepter, même imparfait, et être enfin soi-même. Se dépasser. Faire toujours mieux. Être plus efficace. Tous les jours, nous nous imposons des objectifs impossibles à atteindre. Et plus nos exigences de performance sont élevées, plus nous sommes sous pression, saisis par le doute, paralysés par la peur de l'échec, condamnés à la frustration permanente. Dans son livre audio, Tal Ben-Shahar nous encourage à nous affranchir de la quête d'une impossible perfection. Il nous offre une mine d'exercices simples et intelligents : apprendre à être des parents ' suffisamment bons ', pratiquer la compassion pour soi, la chasse aux ' oui mais ', se donner la ' permission d'être humain ', appliquer la ' règle d'or du juste milieu '... Des recettes pour nous accomplir en toute liberté, un irrésistible manuel pour être bien ? et surtout pas parfait !
Do you want to be perfect? Or do you want to be happy?
We're all laboring under our own and society's expectations to be perfect in every way to look younger, to make more money, to be happy all the time. But according to Tal Ben-Shahar, the New York Times bestselling author of Happier, the pursuit of perfect may actually be the number-one internal obstacle to finding happiness.
Applying cutting-edge research in the field of positive psychology the scientific principles taught in his wildly popular course at Harvard University Ben-Shahar takes us off the impossible pursuit of perfection and directs us to the way to happiness, richness, and true fulfillment. He shows us the freedom derived from not trying to do it all right all the time and the real lessons that failure and painful emotions can teach us. He provides exercises for self reflection, meditations, and "Time-Ins" to help you rediscover what you really want out of life.
Table of contents
Introduction: The Perfect Trap
Chapter 1: Benevolent Jealousy
Chapter 2: The Upside of Anxiety
Chapter 3: Ordinary Expectations
Chapter 4: Don't Just Get Over It
Chapter 5: Understanding the Unknowable
Chapter 6: Succeeding at Failing
Chapter 7: Permission to Feel
Chapter 8: The Law of Identity
Chapter 9: The Platinum Rule
Conclusion
