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 to
better enjoy the
life she already
had.
Each month, Gretchen
pursued a different
set of
resolutions—go to
sleep earlier,
tackle a nagging
task, bring people
together, take time
to be silly—along
with dozens of other
goals. She read
everything from
classical philosophy
to cutting-edge
scientific studies,
from Winston
Churchill to Oprah,
developing her own
definition of
happiness and a plan
for how to achieve
it. She kept track
of which resolutions
worked and which
didn’t, sharing her
stories and
collecting those of
others through her
blog (created to
fulfill one of
March’s
resolutions). Bit by
bit, she began to
appreciate and
amplify the
happiness in her
life.
The Happiness
Project is the
engaging, relatable
and inspiring result
of the author’s
twelve-month
adventure in
becoming a happier
person. Written with
a wicked sense of
humour and sharp
insight, Gretchen
Rubin’s story will
inspire readers to
embrace the pleasure
in their lives and
remind them how to
have fun.