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292 of 393 found the following review helpful:
 Many reasons to read this book Dec 29, 2007
By Joe Tye
"CEO and Head Coach, Values Coach Inc."
When I first saw the title, "Happy for No Reason," I'll have to admit that my initial reaction was that this would be just one more new age, touch-feely, full-of-fluff feel-good book. So I was very pleasantly surprised to see how thoroughly-researched, well-written, and down-to-earth practical this book is. "Happy for No Reason" is a groundbreaking philosophy that belongs in the same category as the work of David Burns (cognitive mood therapy), Martin Seligman (learned optimism), Daniel Goleman (emotional intelligence) and Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (flow). It is a brilliant blend of scientific research summarized in language that anyone can understand plus stories from people Marci calls the Happy 100, people who are role models of happiness for the sake of happiness, not because of love or money or other exogenous factors.
I was so impressed with this book that I gave copies to each of my children as Christmas gifts this year. I'm hoping they will read it with a pen or highlighter in hand, which is what I found myself doing - and would recommend to you as well. It's easy to be unhappy, which might be why so many people are. Watch TV for an hour and you'll have a hundred reasons to not be happy; it's nice to know that you can choose to be happy for no reason at all.
71 of 97 found the following review helpful:
Happy for No Reason Jun 15, 2009
By doglover22
The idea presented in Happy for No Reason: 7 Steps to Being Happy from the Inside Out is to get the reader to become, well, "Happy for No Reason"- which the book defines as true happiness that isn't dependent on external circumstances. You can then take a questionnaire to see how close you are to being "Happy for No Reason." But if you're not quite there yet, how does the book intend to get you there? Well, by several ways:
-you'll learn three guiding principles that will help you get past the common blocks to happiness
-you'll learn how to apply the "Law of Attraction" to being happier
-you'll learn about a seven-step program to become "Happy for No Reason". Each step has three "Happiness Habits" with corresponding exercises.
-the author interviewed 100 happy people and shares 21 of their stories that define what it means to be "Happy for No Reason"- stories reminiscent of the "Chicken Soup" series.
As you can see, there's plenty of good stuff in this book which will give you great advice and things to think about to help you "reframe" your thinking. Readers might also be interested in The Prayer Project: How Each One of Us Can Make The World a Better Place to Live - In a Few Minutes a Day.
151 of 211 found the following review helpful:
I was surprised by the book... Jan 08, 2008
By Pete Bissonette
I thought it would be namby-pamby or filled with fluff until I read this paragraph in the introduction:
"My first major discovery was that scientists have found that we each have a `happiness set-point,' the genetic and learned tendency to remain at a certain level of happiness, similar to a thermostat setting on a furnace. Fortunately for those of us not born on the sunny side of the street, it's been shown that we can change our happiness set-points. I'll discuss this more in the next chapter and offer you specific exercises throughout the book to raise your happiness set-point."
As I read the book I was surprised at most every turn. I was delighted that she included Mark McKergow's Solution Focus Technique--a longtime favorite of mine that keeps you focused on what's working in your life instead of on what's not working.
...And that she actually tells how to do one of Chunyi Lin's Spring Forest Qigong techniques that energizes the body and literally brings you feelings of happiness and joy.
Part of her process in studying happiness was to interview 100 truly happy people. Another surprise was finding a link where I could actually listen to highlights of the interviews online.
So...I'd get the book.
72 of 100 found the following review helpful:
 Good, Yes...But Not the Best in Getting and Staying Happier Mar 07, 2009
By Word Lover
I have read more of the happiness literature than most people because of a work assignment. Granted, by the time I got to this one, much of the information was not new anymore. But when evaluating a book or manuscript, it's helpful to look at it as if it were the first of its type you have picked up.
Happy for No Reason is good, but there are better "happy" books out there. Good promotion is taking this one far. Better by a long shot are STUMBLING ON HAPPINESS (Daniel Gilbert), HAPPY AT LAST: THE THINKING PERSON'S GUIDE TO FINDING JOY (Richard O'Connor), and AUTHENTIC HAPPINESS (Martin Seligman).
6 of 7 found the following review helpful:
THe PDFs Were on CD #5 Mar 13, 2009
By Christopher A. Nutile
"Chris"
Some people have had problems locating the files mentioned in the CD. The PDFs for the action steps, resources and reason exercises are located on Disc 5. To access them on a PC, insert Disc 5 into your computer, go to My Computer and right click on the DVD or CD drive, then click Open. This will open the files. If you are using a Mac, the PDF files pop up on your computer screen shortly after you insert the CD in the drive. Double click to open.
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