Happiness For Dummies

Tips for balancing work and play Find the happiness you want and live "the good life" you deserve! Give yourself the gift of happiness! This friendly, upbeat guide gives you proven techniques for living a more meaningful, healthy, and productive life and truly becoming a happier person. No matter your current circumstances, you′ll find positive concepts and techniques to help you change key behaviors—and foster the good habits that will bring you the happiness you seek! Discover how to: Overcome common obstacles to happiness Identify your strengths and virtues Improve your emotional and spiritual life Achieve happiness in your relationships Always find the silver lining

Introduction. Part I: Defining Happiness. Chapter 1: Anyone Can Be Happy. Chapter 2: The Recipe for Happiness. Chapter 3: Knowing What Happiness Isn′t. Chapter 4: Seeing Happiness as a Sign, Not a Symptom. Part II: Personality Attributes That Lead to Happiness. Chapter 5: Optimism. Chapter 6: Hardiness. Chapter 7: Conscientiousness. Part III: Behaving Your Way Toward Happiness. Chapter 8: Getting into Flow. Chapter 9: Finding Benefit in Life′s Challenges. Chapter 10: Living a Coherent Lifestyle. Chapter 11: Making a Daily Confession. Chapter 12: Putting On a Happy Face. Part IV: Striking the Right Balance. Chapter 13: Hassles versus Uplifts. Chapter 14: Structure versus Freedom. Chapter 15: Work versus Paly. Chapter 16: Socialization versus Solitude. Chapter 17: Selfishness versus Generosity. Part V: Achieving Happiness in Key Relationships. Chapter 18: At Work. Chapter 19: At Home. Chapter 20: In Intimate Relationships. Part VI: The Part of Tens. Chapter 21: Ten Ways to Raise a Happy Child. Chapter 22: Ten Roadblocks to Happiness. Chapter 23: Ten Things You Can Do Today to Foster Happiness in Your Life. Chapter 24: Ten Thoughts That Lead to Happiness. Appendix: Resources. Index.

W. Doyle Gentry, PhD, is a clinical psychologist, a distinguished Fellow in the American Psychological Association, and the Founding Editor of the Journal of Behavioral Medicine .