Anyways, my mom, brother, my cousins and I stopped by to check out the place (mostly on my suggestion because I love bookstores.). I was amazed by how many books they had- and each was only a dollar! I could've spent forever there, but due to the rest of my family being there, I only had about twenty minutes. I grabbed about five books that I'd read the backs of, one of which happened to be 'the Happiness Project'.
I feel like I'm a pretty happy person, but I (like Gretchen Rubin), could be happier. With little respite from my anxiety, I decided to check out this book. What did I have to lose when it was only a dollar?
When I finished this book, I gave it four out of five stars. I liked the story and I liked a lot of Rubin's suggestions on how to find happiness "in your own kitchen", but there was something missing. One thing that bothered me was how often she would talk about studies and facts without giving any sources. That was probably the biggest problem I had with this book.
However, I enjoyed the way she blended her story in with information from her studies on happiness. I loved and could relate with a lot of the story, but these were my favorite quotes from it.
I hope they're readable what with the terrible photo resolution that my phone offers. I chose to center this page of my art journal around The Happiness Project, so obviously it's a book worth thinking about. I couldn't just read it, put it down and walk away. A lot of it stayed with me.
Would I recommend this book? It depends. If you're skeptical of learning about happiness from someone else or are set in your ways, no. But if you have an open mind and a willingness to try to be happier with everyday life, definitely. My mom is interested in reading this book so hopefully once she does, I'll add onto this post with her opinions!
(You may have noticed this blog now has ads. Sorry about that, but I'm seventeen and I don't have a job so I need the money for now. Unless y'all want to go buy one of my books! If the ads get too annoying I'll remove them, but for now just ignore them if you can.)
