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What if you could change your life without really changing your life? On the outside, Gretchen Rubin had it all—a good marriage, healthy children and a successful career— but she knew something was missing. Determined to end that nagging feeling, she set out on a year-long quest to learn how... read more
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Gretchen, upon having the realization that she may not be truly happy with her life, embarks on a year-long journey to correct it. Each month, she targets one facet of happiness with resolutions and daily practices that cultivate her notion of a 'happy life'.
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People edit
- Jamie: Gretchen's husband
- Eleanor Porter: Gretchen's younger daughter--age one when the book opens
- Eliza: Gretchen's older daughter - age seven when the book opens
- Elizabeth: Gretchen's younger sister
- Gretchen Rubin: Author - the book is written from her point of view. Wife, mother, daughter she is many things and many people and tries to do her best and make a go at life as it is.
- Judy: Gretchen's Mother-in-law - lives nearby
- Samuel Johnson: Add a description of this character.
- Robert Louis Stevenson: Gretchen's Father in Law - lives near by
- Michael Harmon
- Peter
- Thérèse Martin
- Ellen Birnbaum
- Stephen King
- David Greenberg
- Sandra Day O'Connor
- Adele Faber
- Anthony Trollope
- Boethius
- John Gottman
- Jean Stafford
- George Orwell
- Adam Smith
- Winston Churchill
- Saint Augustine
- Flannery O'Connor
- Martin Seligman
- Elaine Mazlish
- Phil
- Tolstoy
- John Stuart Mill
- Benjamin Franklin
- Lisa Grunwald
- Barry Manilow
- Marci
- Lauren
- Henry David Thoreau
Setting & Locations edit
First Sentence edit
"A Note to the Reader" A"happiness project is an approach to changing your life.
Table of Contents edit
A Note to the Reader
Getting Started
1 January: Boost Energy
Vitality
2 February: Remember Love
Marriage
3 March: Aim Higher
Work
4 April: Lighten Up
Parenthood
5 May: Be Serious About Play
Leisure
6 June: Make Time for Friends
Friendship
7 July: Buy Some Happiness
Money
8 August: Contemplate the Heavens
Eternity
9 September: Pursue a Passion
Books
10:October: Pay Attention
Mindfulness
11 November: Keep a Contented Heart
Attitude
12 December: Boot Camp Perfect
Happiness
Afterword
Acknowledgements
Your Happiness Project
Suggestions for Further Readings
Glossary edit
- Be Gretchen: It means to be true to yourself!
Themes & Symbolism edit
Series & Lists edit
This is book 9 of 10 in New York Times Bestsellers - Paperback Advice (Current). (authoritative list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Gretchen Rubin (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Harper
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2009
ISBN: 0061583251
Page Count: 320
Publisher: Harper
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2009
ISBN: 0061583251
Page Count: 320
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: BF575H27R83 2009
- Dewey: 158
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Links to Supplemental Material edit
- The Happiness Project: Rubin's blog connected with the Happiness Project - a lot of additional material.
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