Being Happy: You Don't Have to Be Perfect to Lead a Richer, Happier Life: You Don't Have to Be Perfect to Lead a Richer, Happier Life

by Tal Ben-Shahar

Paperback, 2010

Status

Checked out

Library Notes

This book is available from the Mental Health Wellness and Resource Centre (MHWRC) in the Galleria (inpatient side) on Level 2 of West 5th Campus. The MHWRC is similar to the Family Resource Centre, but is geared to support those with lived experience. Please call 905-522-1155 ext. 35406 for more information about how to borrow materials from the MHWRC.

Description

A brilliant guide to living a happier life (even if it's not so perfect) Bestselling author Tal Ben-Shahar has done it again. In Being Happy (originally published in hardcover as The Pursuit of Perfect, 978-0-07160882-4), he gives you not only you the theory but also the tools to help you learn how to accept life as it actually is instead of what you think it should be. By using the science of positive psychology along with acceptance, Ben-Shahar shows you how to escape the rat race and begin living a life of serenity, happiness, and fulfillment. With the same technique that made Happier such a great success, Being Happy shows you how to let go of unrealistic expectations and truly accept your emotions for a more serene life. Praise for Ben-Shahar: "[Tal Ben-Shahar has] a rare brand of good sense that is embedded in scientific knowledge about how to increase happiness." -- Martin E. P. Seligman, author of Authentic Happiness "Ben-Shahar teaches that happiness isn’t as elusive as people think." -- Publishers Weekly "One of the most popular teachers in Harvard’s recent history." -- Ellen J. Langer, author of Mindfulness and On Becoming an Artist Tal Ben-Shahar is the New York Times bestselling author of Happier. He consults and lectures around the world to executives in multinational corporations, the general public, and at-risk populations. For more information, visit www.talbenshahar.com… (more)

Physical description

8 inches

User reviews

LibraryThing member 391
It's a good book if you've got a short attention span and need things repeated several times over and over; on the whole, it's a useful book to read if you're prone to perfectionism, but I think the points in it could have been easily covered in a book half the size.

ISBN

0071746617 / 9780071746618
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