The 100 simple secrets of happy people : what scientists have learned and how you can use it / David Niven.
Record details
- ISBN: 0062516507
- ISBN: 9780062516503
- Physical Description: xv, 204 pages ; 19 cm
- Edition: 1st edition
- Publisher: [San Francisco] : HarperSanFrancisco, [2000]
- Copyright: ©2000
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-204). |
| Formatted Contents Note: | 1 Your Life Has Purpose and Meaning 1 -- 2 Use a Strategy for Happiness 3 -- 3 You Don't Have to Win Every Time 5 -- 4 Your Goals Should Be Aligned with One Another 7 -- 5 Choose Your Comparisons Wisely 9 -- 6 Cultivate Friendships 11 -- 7 Turn Off the TV 13 -- 8 Accept Yourself--Unconditionally 15 -- 9 Remember Where You Came From 17 -- 10 Limit Yourself to Thinking About One Subject as You Lie Down to Sleep 19 -- 11 Friendship Beats Money 21 -- 12 Have Realistic Expectations 23 -- 13 Be Open to New Ideas 25 -- 14 Share with Others How Important They Are to You 27 -- 15 If You're Not Sure, Guess Positively 29 -- 16 Believe in Yourself 31 -- 17 Don't Believe in Yourself Too Much 32 -- 18 Don't Face Your Problems Alone 34 -- 19 Age Is Not to Be Feared 36 -- 20 Develop a Household Routine 37 -- 21 Don't Be Overprotective 39 -- 22 Pay Attention. You May Have What You Want 41 -- 23 Don't Let Your Religious Beliefs Fade 43 -- 24 Do What You Say You Are Going to Do 45 -- 25 Don't Be Aggressive with Your Friends and Family 47 -- 26 Root for the Home Team 49 -- 27 Don't Confuse Stuff with Success 51 -- 28 Every Relationship Is Different 53 -- 29 Don't Think "What If" 55 -- 30 Volunteer 57 -- 31 If You Can't Reach Your Goals, Your Goals Will Hurt You 59 -- 32 Exercise 61 -- 33 Little Things Have Big Meanings 63 -- 34 It's Not What Happened, It's How You Think About What Happened 65 -- 35 Develop Some Common Interests with Loved Ones 67 -- 36 Laugh 69 -- 37 Don't Let Your Entire Life Hinge on One Element 71 -- 38 Share of Yourself 73 -- 39 Busy Is Better Than Bored 75 -- 40 Satisfaction Is Relative 77 -- 41 Learn to Use a Computer 79 -- 42 Try to Think Less About the People and Things That Bother You 81 -- 43 Keep Your Family Close 83 -- 44 Eat Some Fruit Every Day 85 -- 45 Enjoy What You Have 87 -- 46 Think in Concrete Terms 89 -- 47 Be Socially Supportive 91 -- 48 Don't Blame Yourself 92 -- 49 Be a Peacemaker 94 -- 50 Cherish Animals 96 -- 51 Make Your Work a Calling 98 -- 52 Never Trade Your Morals for Your Goals 100 -- 53 Don't Pretend to Ignore Things Your Loved Ones Do That Bother You 101 -- 54 Get a Good Night's Sleep 103 -- 55 Buy What You Like 105 -- 56 Accomplish Something Every Day 107 -- 57 Be Flexible 109 -- 58 Events Are Temporary 111 -- 59 Be Your Own Fan 113 -- 60 Join a Group 115 -- 61 Be Positive 117 -- 62 There Will Be an End, but You Can Be Prepared 119 -- 63 How We See the World Is More Important Than How the World Is 121 -- 64 Keep a Pen and Paper Handy 123 -- 65 Help the Next Person Who Needs Some Minor Assistance 125 -- 66 Take Care Not to Harshly Criticize Family and Friends 127 -- 67 Some People Like the Big Picture, and Others Like the Details 129 -- 68 Do Things You Are Good At 131 -- 69 Go Visit Your Neighbor 133 -- 70 Smile 135 -- 71 Don't Accept Television's Picture of the World 136 -- 72 You Always Have a Choice 138 -- 73 Be Agreeable 140 -- 74 Don't Ignore One Part of Your Life 142 -- 75 Listen to Music 144 -- 76 Let Your Goals Guide You 145 -- 77 Use Your Job Positively 147 -- 78 Don't Forget to Have Fun 148 -- 79 Believe in Ultimate Justice 150 -- 80 Reminisce 152 -- 81 Be Conscientious 154 -- 82 Don't Dwell on Unwinnable Conflicts 156 -- 83 Enjoy the Ordinary 158 -- 84 Focus Not on the World's Tragedies, but on the World's Hope 160 -- 85 Get a Hobby 162 -- 86 Envying Other People's Relationships Is Pointless 163 -- 87 Give Yourself Time to Adapt to Change 165 -- 88 Focus on What Really Matters to You 167 -- 89 Realize that Complete Satisfaction Does Not Exist 169 -- 90 Surround Yourself with Pleasant Aromas 171 -- 91 Don't Let Others Set Your Goals 173 -- 92 You Are a Person, Not a Stereotype 175 -- 93 Know What Makes You Happy and Sad 177 -- 94 Keep Reading 179 -- 95 We Must Feel Needed 181 -- 96 Say "So What" 183 -- 97 Have a Purpose 185 -- 98 You Have Not Finished the Best Part of Your Life 187 -- 99 Money Does Not Buy Happiness 189 -- 100 What Does It All Mean? You Decide 191. |
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| 245 | 1 | 4. | ‡aThe 100 simple secrets of happy people : ‡bwhat scientists have learned and how you can use it / ‡cDavid Niven. |
| 246 | 3 | . | ‡aOne hundred simple secrets of happy people |
| 250 | . | ‡a1st edition | |
| 264 | 1. | ‡a[San Francisco] : ‡bHarperSanFrancisco, ‡c[2000] | |
| 264 | 4. | ‡c©2000 | |
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