You Can Be Happy
The Scientifically Proven Way to Change How You Feel
By Daniel Freeman & Jason Freeman
May 2012
Pearson Education
ISBN: 9780273763901
158 pages
$34.50 Paper Original
Then here's the good news: you have much more control over your happiness than you probably think. And in this book you'll discover the often simple but easily overlooked steps you can take to reclaim more of those good feelings.
What's more every single suggested action in this book has been scientifically proven to have a positive and lasting effect on happiness. There's no hype here just plenty of real hope. Better still, there's no need for radical life change and no complicated program to follow. Instead, you'll find a raft of small and simple steps that will over time add up to a life with more pleasure and meaning - and with fewer negative emotions dragging you down. Nobody else can make you happy. But you can. Here's all the help you need.
Contents:
Preface
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Committing to happiness
Chapter 3: Getting the basics in place: improving your diet and sleep
Chapter 4: Activities for happiness
Chapter 5: Calming negative thoughts
Chapter 6: Increasing positive thoughts
Chapter 7: Relaxing your body and mind
Chapter 8: Relationships
Chapter 9: Happiness at work
Chapter 10: Underlying problems: common psychological issues that fuel unhappiness
Chapter 11: Becoming happier – and staying happier