The Happiness Project- Gretchen Rubin

retchen Rubin had an epiphany one

places: a city bus. "The days are long, but the years are short," she realized.

"Time is passing, and l'm not focusing enough on the things that really matter." In that moment, she decided to dedicate a year to her happiness project.

In this lively and compelling account, Rubin chronicles her adventures during the twelve months she spent test-driving the wisdom of the ages, current scientific research, and lessons from popular culture about how to be happier.

Among other things, she found that novelty and challenge are powerful sources of happiness; that money can help buy happiness, when spent wisely; that outer order contributes to inner calm; and that the very smallest of changes can make the biggest difference.

GRETCHEN RUBIN is the author of several books, including the bestselling Forty Ways to Look at Winston Churchill. She was clerking for Supreme Court justice Sandra Day O'Connor when she realized that she really wanted to be a writer. She lives in New York City with her husband and two young daughters.

Visit Rubin's popular daily blog at www.happiness-project.com.