Sonja Lyubomirsky
Autore di The How of Happiness: A New Approach to Getting the Life You Want
Sull'Autore
Sonja Lyubomirsky is professor of psychology at the University of California, Riverside.
Opere di Sonja Lyubomirsky
The Myths of Happiness: What Should Make You Happy, but Doesn't, What Shouldn't Make You Happy, but Does (2013) — Autore — 175 copie
Happy 3 copie
A Ciencia da Felicidade 1 copia
Etichette
Informazioni generali
- Nome canonico
- Lyubomirsky, Sonja
- Sesso
- female
- Nazionalità
- USA
- Luogo di residenza
- Santa Monica, California, USA
- Istruzione
- Harvard University (AB)
Stanford University (PhD|Social/Personality Psychology) - Attività lavorative
- professor of psychology (University of California, Riverside)
- Relazioni
- Del Greco, Peter (husband)
Del Greco, Gabriella (daughter)
Del Greco, Alexander (son) - Organizzazioni
- University of California, Riverside
Utenti
Recensioni
The How of Happiness: A Scientific Approach to… di Sonja Lyubomirsky
If you read The Geography of Happiness, you might give this a try. Self-help books are often facile and silly, but this is research-based and that appeals to the scientist in me. The general analysis is that approximately 40% of our mood/attitudes is subject to our direct control (as in not biology or given life circumstances. It is a fascinating look at what one might be able to do with that 40% and how. The only section I skimmed was the one on spirituality/religion, but the others are well worth a look. Some repetition and a few wonky questionnaires aside, it is at least guaranteed to make you think again about what you really need to be happy.… (altro)
I enjoyed this book and think the author is onto something real however I couldn't bring myself to fill in the many charts at the back of the book.
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- Opere
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- Utenti
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- Popolarità
- #28,724
- Voto
- 3.7
- Recensioni
- 23
- ISBN
- 36
- Lingue
- 8