tammyw Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Does anyone have any (preferably secular) recommendations for a book of this sort? I have a bad habit of focusing on the negative a good bit of the time. I find when I have some sort of daily reminder, it helps me not to do that. TIA! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunnyDays Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Have you read "The Happiness Project" by Gretchen Rubin? It's more about the author's journey and less of a day by day "how to" but I still got a lot out of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanvan Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Feeling Good by David Burns ? I'm sure most libraries would have it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1bassoon Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 I'm really enjoying The Happiness Project. . .it's got me thinking deeply about a lot of things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tammyw Posted January 14, 2013 Author Share Posted January 14, 2013 I haven't read either of those yet, thank you! I had looked The Happiness Project up on amazon and was surprised by so many low reviews so I kind of skipped over it. I'll have to go back again and take a better look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanvan Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 I haven't read either of those yet, thank you! I had looked The Happiness Project up on amazon and was surprised by so many low reviews so I kind of skipped over it. I'll have to go back again and take a better look. I also enjoyed The Happiness Project. I didn't buy it b/c of the poor reviews. I reserved it from my library and was pleasantly surprised. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brilliant Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 I haven't read either of those yet, thank you! I had looked The Happiness Project up on amazon and was surprised by so many low reviews so I kind of skipped over it. I'll have to go back again and take a better look. I haven't read the bad reviews. I think the book is marvelous. I own a copy and have given away copies, too. To unhappy people. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunnyDays Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 FYI, the Kindle version of The Happiness Project is only $4.99 right now on Amazon. :) That made me happy... ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tammyw Posted January 14, 2013 Author Share Posted January 14, 2013 FYI, the Kindle version of The Happiness Project is only $4.99 right now on Amazon. :) That made me happy... ;) Lol! I'm glad to hear so many raving reviews here. It sounds like a good choice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanvan Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 FYI, the Kindle version of The Happiness Project is only $4.99 right now on Amazon. :) That made me happy... ;) 4.99 at B&N for Nook currently too. (For all those people like me who goofed and bought a Nook instead of a Kindle---okay I suppose some of them actually didn't goof and are happy with their NOOK!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tammyw Posted January 14, 2013 Author Share Posted January 14, 2013 I don't have a reader yet (maybe someday, am contemplating it) but even the paperback copy is less than $9! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 Freedom From the Known. Short and secular. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellifera33 Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 Learned Optimism by Martin Seligman is pretty interesting. It goes over both the positives and negatives of optimism. and encourages a balance. It also helped me learn to deal with "salesperson" types whose brand of optimism reads, to this natural pessimist, as arrogance. :smash: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendi Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 I listen to Dennis Prager a lot, and he wrote a book called Happiness is a Serious Problem. It's likely not entirely secular (Dennis is Jewish), but maybe it will be what you're looking for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5wolfcubs Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 Another recommendation for the Happiness Project! And there is short book (I think it might have been Christian but I don't remember) about not complaining. The idea was you put a rubber band on your left wrist (or right) and every single time you complain out loud you switch the rubber band. I think the goal was to go for a month with not switching. But you just switch every single time you verbalize a complaint. I can't remember if I tried it or not...but I really liked the idea! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandelion Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 One of my favorites is "Don't Sweat the Small Stuff" (secular, short chapters that can be read in less than 2 min. each, and some of the best advice on how to stay positive and enjoy life that I've read anywhere) - http://www.amazon.com/Sweat-Small-Stuff-small-stuff/dp/0786881852 "Creating a Charmed Life" (also secular, and same mini-chapter format as the above) - http://www.amazon.com/Creating-Charmed-Life-Sensible-Spiritual/dp/B0013L8BW4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tammyw Posted January 14, 2013 Author Share Posted January 14, 2013 Another recommendation for the Happiness Project! And there is short book (I think it might have been Christian but I don't remember) about not complaining. The idea was you put a rubber band on your left wrist (or right) and every single time you complain out loud you switch the rubber band. I think the goal was to go for a month with not switching. But you just switch every single time you verbalize a complaint. I can't remember if I tried it or not...but I really liked the idea! LOL, I could never do that! I'm such a sensitive freak, that I can't handle having anything tight around my head (hats, headbands) or wrists. I get crazy headaches almost immediately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucy the Valiant Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 I also enjoyed The Happiness Project, and she has also written one about being happy at home - I forget the exact title, but I enjoyed that one even more, as I do spend the majority of my waking hours in my home, and I am sensitive to my environment. Her sense of balance was really encouraging, and her take on the paradoxes of our lives was a refreshing view that helped me think about my happiness and my home and how those two intersect, especially for home schooling moms. (She's not at all a home schooling mom, but I thought a lot of her ideas, especially in the 2nd book, were well-suited to home schooling.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5wolfcubs Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 LOL, I could never do that! I'm such a sensitive freak, that I can't handle having anything tight around my head (hats, headbands) or wrists. I get crazy headaches almost immediately. Sorry, sorry! Not a tight rubberband. Something loose that come off easily but won't fall off. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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