Happy simple steps to get the most out of life
In "Happy", Ian Smith presents a program that motivates readers to understand the behaviors and mind-sets that work and last, including: how to be optimistic; why optimism and realism are not opposites; how to get outside yourself; the importance of family and community; why involvement le...
| Main Author: | Smith, Ian, 1969- |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
St. Martin's Press,
2010.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Summary: |
In "Happy", Ian Smith presents a program that motivates readers to understand the behaviors and mind-sets that work and last, including: how to be optimistic; why optimism and realism are not opposites; how to get outside yourself; the importance of family and community; why involvement leads to contentment; shedding the treadmill mentality of getting and spending; tapping the power of simple pleasures; how to be, not just to do; and, why changing a scowl to a smile can have a deep impact. |
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| Physical Description: |
232 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780312672775 (pbk.) 9780312606350 0312606354 |
| Author Notes: |
Dr. Smith graduated from Harvard University and received a master's in science education from Columbia University. He attended Dartmouth Medical School and completed the last two years of his medical education at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. Prior to becoming a medical correspondent, Dr. Smith was a -surgical intern in orthopedics at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine Hospitals. He lives in Manhattan. (Publisher Provided) |