by Gretchen Rubin
Written in an engaging and easy to read style, I still felt that much of this was just plain ol' common sense. How to be happier at home by sections, show more affection to those you live with, spend some time each day doing something you love, show interest in others personal interests, etc. See c...
I didn't like this book as much as the first. Not much was new, and Rubin's failure to account for race, class and gender in her analysis of happiness made for a boring read. I did like some of the suggestions - scheduling fifteen minutes a day to do something unpleasant, for example - but this is d...
Fortunately I ended up enjoying this just as much as "The Happiness Project". I had wondered how much new stuff there would be to write on the subject, but I actually thought she managed quite nicely, and there were even some things I preferred about this book compared to THP (of course there were a...
I think Gretchen Rubin and I have very similar personalities, and that is especially why I like her books. I am not sure that reading this book would be the kind of thing that everyone gets something out of, though. Rubin acknowledges that her life is very privileged and if reading advice from someo...
I didn't like this as much as The Happiness Project, probably because it is so similar. It's a nice boost of inspiration, though, and I enjoyed it.
It felt redundant to the original book. While I still enjoyed parts of it, it felt a re-tread and an opportunity to make more sales without covering new ground.
Review first published on my blog: http://memoriesfrombooks.blogspot.com/2012/10/happier-at-home.htmlHappier at Home is a follow up to Gretchen Rubin's book, The Happiness Project. The Happiness Project works on the premise that although Gretchen is content in her life, the prospect for being happ...
Your happiness starts at home. All the great philosophers tell us this. As does happiness guru Gretchen Rubin in her new book, Happier at Home.Rubin narrows her focus on happiness here in this, her second book on happiness, but she also delves more deeply. Another delightful book, part self-help, pa...
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