A Hundred Ways to Happiness makes positive
psychology, the newest branch of psychology, available to the general public
through bite-sized chunks of inspiration and instruction. 100 chapters guide
the everyman through strategies incorporating their body, mind, relationships,
habits and outlook to maximize well-being and happiness. Dr Tim Sharp, a
leading clinical psychologist and media personality, takes away the scientific
stigma of self-help texts and makes happiness available to everyone,
particularly those short on time who can simply dip into the book when they
need a lift.
Review:
100 Ways to Happiness is a so-so self-help book, and
I would not recommend it. Dr. Sharp, whom the author info in the book itself
states has a masters degree, apparently uses the title of ‘doctor’ and possibly
with every right, but unbeknownst to me. I always check out the author first,
and this particular detail was my first indication this book was not what I
expected it to be, whether this was a result of misinformation or not.
Sharp is somewhat repetitive in his
attempt to encourage various paths to happiness. Although there was little new
in it for me, it did re-enforce my established thoughts on how important it is
to act positively, de-clutter one’s life, sort problems, deny denial, etc. The
one appealing idea in it for me was to create a “happy hour” everyday for myself.
This I like in theory. However, as much as I like this idea, I don’t believe
one can create happiness on demand for an hour. If one is able to do this, then
there is no reason one cannot transition it into a happy day, happy life.
Happiness is a way of being that requires more a mind-set of selection than
creation. Abraham Lincoln once said, “Most folks are about as happy as they
make up their minds to be.” This is the way I believe happiness works for the
most part on a daily basis, although certainly at times tragic events skew all
attempts for happiness. This is not necessarily a negative component of life as
one might question if it is even possible to appreciate happiness to the
fullest extent if emotions counter to happiness are never experienced.
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Length: 168 Pages
Prices:
Print: $9.57
Digital: $9.11
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