Happier at Home by Gretchen Rubin
In the spirit of her blockbuster #1 New York Times bestseller The Happiness Project, Gretchen Rubin embarks on a new project to make home a happier place.One Sunday afternoon, as she unloaded the dishwasher, Gretchen Rubin felt hit by a wave of homesickness. Homesick--why? She was standing right in her own kitchen. She felt homesick, she realized, with love for home itself. Of all the elements of a happy life, she thought, my home is the most important. In a flash, she decided to undertake a new happiness project, and this time, to focus on home. And what did she want from her home? A place that calmed her, and energized her. A place that, by making her feel safe, would free her to take risks. Also, while Rubin wanted to be happier at home, she wanted to appreciate how much happiness was there already. So, starting in September (the new January), Rubin dedicated a school year--September through May--to making her home a place of greater simplicity, comfort, and love. In The Happiness Project, she worked out general theories of happiness. Here she goes deeper on factors that matter for home, such as possessions, marriage, time, and parenthood. How can she control the cubicle in her pocket? How might she spotlight her family's treasured possessions? And it really was time to replace that dud toaster. Each month, Rubin tackles a different theme as she experiments with concrete, manageable resolutions--and this time, she coaxes her family to try some resolutions, as well. With her signature blend of memoir, science, philosophy, and experimentation, Rubin's passion for her subject jumps off the page, and reading just a few chapters of this book will inspire readers to find more happiness in their own lives.
Gretchen Rubin is a well-known and thought-provoking observer of happiness and human behavior today. Outer Order, Inner Calm, The Four Tendencies, Better Than Before, and The Happiness Project are among her many works, which have all been New York Times bestsellers. Her works have sold more than 3.5 million copies worldwide in more than thirty languages, and she has a large print and online following. Gretchen Rubin tackles happiness and healthy habits in her top-rated, award-winning podcast Happier with Gretchen Rubin. She's also a CBS News commentator who offers weekly advice on how to live a happier life.
Gretchen Rubin began her legal career as a clerk for Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor before deciding to pursue a career as a writer. She was born in Kansas City and now lives with her husband and two daughters in New York City.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780307886781 |
| ISBN 10 | 0307886786 |
| Title | Happier at Home |
| Author | Gretchen Rubin |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Random House USA Inc |
| Year published | 2012-09-04 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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