This could have made the book extremely dull, probably, but she works it in wonderfully. She doesn’t want to try and find happiness by leaving her life behind and jet-setting around the world (a la Elizabeth Gilbert), but rather by appreciating her own life, right there in her apartment.Īs you might expect from any English-major/law school/biography-writing person, she does a tremendous amount of reading and research about happiness before launching into her own project. If you aren’t familiar with the book, Gretchen Rubin decides that, despite having a happy marriage, two healthy children, a career she loves, and a life in New York City, she isn’t appreciating her life enough.

I write four paragraphs and I still haven’t even talked about the book itself). (Here is why it takes me forever sometimes to write reviews. Reading this book on my own brought back those happy memories of my brand-new baby and our tiny, sunny little apartment in Boston. My mom was reading it when Ella was born and brought her copy out when she came to help and she read me large segments of the book aloud while I nursed Ella. As someone who doesn’t buy many books (hello, what is the library for if not to house all the books I’d like to read), there is no higher compliment.Īlso, my phone is now full of pictures of pages where something struck me enough that I needed to mark it, and library school taught me that librarians frown on you marking up library copies.Īctually, I’m not quite as late to the Happiness Project party as all that. And then I ordered my own copy so that I could mark it up and reread it as often as I liked. I checked this out from the library and read the whole thing. I’m a little overwhelmed, actually, by how much I adored this book. Better late then never, though, I suppose. Whether you’re a longtime fan who has read Gretchen’s recent New York Times bestsellers T he Happiness Project, Happier at Home and Better Than Before, or a new convert from her wildly popular podcast, Happier with Gretchen Rubin, this funny and poignant compilation will entertain and inspire you in your own pursuit of happiness and good habits.I know I’m a couple years late on The Happiness Project. This collection offers Gretchen’s best articles from a decade of studying happiness and habits.įrom her first day as a blogger to the happiest day of her life, Rubin relives the moments that have helped us understand our habits, improve our relationships, and lead happier lives. New York Times bestselling author and award-winning podcaster Gretchen Rubin celebrates ten years of blogging with a special commemorative ebook. From the author of BETTER THAN BEFORE > ‘A LOT OF US WOULD LIKE A RUBIN IN OUR LIVES’ The Times Magazine – ‘EXTRAORDINARY ‘ Viv Groskop, The Times Style – ‘FASCINATING, PERSUASIVE’ Guardian – ‘A LIFE-CHANGER’ The Poolĭid you love The Happiness Project, Happier at Home and Better Than Before?

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