How to be happier - Paul Jenner

Is this the right book for me?

How happy are you? How To Be Happier encourages you to answer this question - honestly! - and suggests practical steps you can take to lead a more fulfilling and contented life. Banish the thoughts that make you unhappy and accept all the positive parts of who you are; learn the principles of happy eating and exercise your way to a healthier lifestyle; meditate for inner happiness; and practise great sex to boost your happy chemicals. With tips and anecdotes and a happiness plan to help you put into practice what you have learned, this book is an enjoyable way to reach what you have always strived for.

How to be Happier includes:

Chapter 1: How happy are you?

How this book works

Ten things this book will do for you

Yes, I'm happy, but...

Is it morally right to be happy?

Is true happiness within or without?

How happy are you?

Chapter 2: Building a happy brain

Retraining your mind

Ten thoughts than can make you unhappy

Ten harmful emotions

Why are we negative?

Getting rid of the negative

Chapter 3: Think yourself happy

Theirs is better

I want more...and...more

If it's not black, it must be white

If it's not perfect, it's no good

Why is this always happening to me?

I'm not going to like this

I feel it, so it must be true

I'm a label; you're a label

I should do this; you should do that

If it's wrong, it must be my fault

Applying the lessons to your past

Chapter 4: Goodbye to negative emotions

Feeling good about other people

How negative emotions are dangerous for your health

Learning to empathize

Blame, resentment and revenge

Feeling good about yourself

The stress buster

40 laughs a day

Laugher really is the best medicine

Don't just sit there, tell a joke

Chapter 5: Eating happiness

A healthy diet is a happy diet

Hormones, food and happiness

The principles of happy eating

Food allergies can make you depressed

Your A-Z guide to happy food and drink

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Chapter 6: Inner happiness

So what is meditation?

How to meditate

Meditating for happiness

Meditating for practical benefits

Meditating on the day's events

Where does inner happiness come from?

Chapter 7: Where to get happy-fit

The depression buster

Generating those happy chemicals

How much exercise?

The runner's high

Are you happy-fit?

What type of exercise?

Keeping motivated

Chapter 8: Be happy being yourself

Maximum satisfaction

Running away to happiness

Doing what you want

Learning to say 'yes'

Let go your inner child

Express the real you

Avoiding unhappiness

Plan your happy future

Chapter 9: Relationships, love and business

Pets

Human Relationships

Living with 'the one'

Avoid the projection trap

Rules for walking on air

Chapter 10: Happy sex

The elements of happy sex

How does sex make you happy?

How to have happy sex

Chapter 11: Connection equals happiness

All life is connected

Say 'hello' to your very big family

Altruism equals happiness

Meditation and spirituality

Chapter 12: Your seven-day happiness plan

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Learn effortlessly with an easy-to-read page design and new added features:

Not got much time?

One, five and ten-minute introductions to key principles to get you started.

Author insights

Lots of instant help with common problems and quick tips for success, based on the author's many years of experience.

Test yourself

Tests in the book and online to keep track of your progress.

Extend your knowledge

Extra online articles to give you a richer understanding of how to achieve happiness.

Five things to remember

Quick refreshers to help you remember the key facts.

Try this

Innovative exercises illustrate what you've learnt and how to use it.