MAKE LIFE HAPPIER
“Full of helpful and practical ways to bring a little more joy and happiness into your daily life!”
Joe Wicks
"A delightful read, perfect for anyone who wants practical tips for improving well-being."
Dr. Laurie Santos
This book is more than a guide to feeling better.
It’s an invitation to join a growing movement of people choosing to live differently. Because lasting happiness comes not just from caring for ourselves, but from caring for each other. Whatever your situation, you can do something – and you can start today.
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IDEAS FROM 80
WELLBEING EXPERTS
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OVER 150 SCIENTIFIC STUDIES
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REAL STORIES &
SIMPLE ACTIONS
This Book Can’t Change Your Life But You Can.
In this practical and encouraging guide, Dr Mark Williamson, CEO of Action for Happiness, shares 23 proven ways to make life happier for yourself, your loved ones and the wider world.
Do You Wish Life Could Be Happier?
Although we all share an inner longing to for real happiness, many of us go through life never really feeling at peace with ourselves or each other.
We strive for wealth or status, but end up feeling empty. We find ourselves anxious, lonely or unfulfilled. We feel like we’re not enough.
Then in tough times, it’s hard to stay resilient and make wise choices. We struggle to cope with daily life and feel disconnected from others.
HOW THIS BOOK HELPS
Based on over fifteen years working with leading experts in wellbeing and then road-testing their ideas in real life with thousands of people.
Simple, science-backed steps to help you feel better, strengthen your relationships and create positive ripples in the world around you.
Learn how to run your own ‘happiness experiments’ to discover what works best for you and then build positive everyday habits that last.
What’s Your Focus: Self or Others?
finding lasting HAPPINESS
finding lasting HAPPINESS
The most important overall message from this book is that lasting happiness comes from combining self-care and caring for others. If we think of ‘wellness’ only as a form of personal optimisation, we miss something vital. Just chasing personal happiness is not enough. Nor is just trying to be virtuous. Inner care and outer care need to go hand in hand.
Key Chapters:
Make Life Happier
Practical ways to feel better, find meaning and make a difference.
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Cultivate Calm
How can I be less anxious?
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Tame That Critic
Why am I so hard on myself?
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Remove the Mask
Can vulnerability be my source of strength?
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See the Good
What am I taking for granted?
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Build Habits
How can I keep the good things going?
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Reframe Difficulty
Is there a different way of looking at this?
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Prioritise People
Am I focusing enough on my relationships?
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Keep it Real
Is staying positive always helpful?
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Spread Kindness
How can I be helpful and inspire others too?
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Find Meaning
Where am I really heading?
YOUR
AUTHOR
I’m Mark, the ‘Happiness Engineer’ and co-founder of Action For Happiness
I’ve worked with the Dalai Lama and experts from psychology, neuroscience, economics and mental health.
I’ve spent years helping people apply these insights in their daily lives, organisations, schools and local communities. I learned that happiness doesn’t just happen to us, it can be cultivated with deliberate actions and choices. These build our sense of agency, helping us to make the best of things, even in dark times. Small actions can have a big impact and stop us feeling helpless.
Make Life Happier
Make Life Happier
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"An uplifting, evidence-based, joy to read, showing how everyday actions profoundly shape our personal happiness and the collective good.”
- Dr Kelli Harding
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“Distils essential lessons from both research and practical experience in a book devoid of cliches or pseudoscience.”
- Prof. Sir Geoff Mulgan
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- Prof. Paul Gilbert
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- Dr Kristin Neff
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- Dr Tal Ben Shahar
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- Prof. Robert J Waldinger
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"Warm, wise and grounded in evidence, this book offers simple ideas that can make everyday life better — for you and the people around you."
- Nic Marks
23 Practical Ways to Feel Better, Find Meaning & Make a Difference
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