Can You Learn to Be Happy? There are few self-help books more resolutley down to earth than
Happier...Ben Shahar provides straightforward guidelines for integrating habits of gratitude
and accepting negative emotions into daily life Observer January 2012 YES . . . according to
the teacher of Harvard University's most popular and life-changing course. One out of every
five Harvard students has lined up to hear Tal Ben-Shahar's insightful and inspiring lectures
on that ever-elusive state: HAPPINESS. HOW? Grounded in the revolutionary positive psychology
movement Ben-Shahar ingeniously combines scientific studies scholarly research self-help
advice and spiritual enlightenment. He weaves them together into a set of principles that you
can apply to your daily life. Once you open your heart and mind to Happier 's thoughts you
will feel more fulfilled more connected . . . and yes HAPPIER. This fine book shimmers with
a rare brand of good sense that is imbedded in scientific knowledge about how to increase
happiness. It is easy to see how this is the backbone of the most popular course at Harvard
today. - Martin E. P. Seligman author of Authentic Happiness This paperback edition contains a
preview chapter of Tal Ben-Shahar's 'The Pursuit of Perfect'
