The how of happiness : (Record no. 40169)
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| fixed length control field | 070927s2008 nyua b 001 0 eng |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 159420148X |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | DLC |
| Transcribing agency | DLC |
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| 050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | BF 575 |
| Item number | .L98 2008 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Lyubomirsky, Sonja. |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The how of happiness : |
| Remainder of title | a scientific approach to getting the life you want / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | Sonja Lyubomirsky. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | New York : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Penguin Press, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2008. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 366 p. : |
| Other physical details | ill. ; |
| Dimensions | 25 cm. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc. note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [313]-357) and index. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | I. How to attain real and lasting happiness. Is it possible to become happier -- How happy are you and why? -- How to find happiness activities that fit your interests, your values, and your needs -- II. Happiness activities. Practicing gratitude and positive thinking -- Investing in social connections -- Managing stress, hardship, trauma -- Living in the present -- Committing to your goals -- Taking care of your body and soul -- III. Secrets to abiding happiness. The five hows behind sustainable happiness: positive emotion, optimal thinking and variety, social support, motivation, effort, and commitment, habit -- The promise of abiding happiness -- If you are depressed: What is depression? -- The causes of depression -- The most effective treatments for depression -- The cure for unhappiness is happiness -- Surmounting setbacks. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | Drawing on her own research with thousands of people, psychologist Lyubomirsky has pioneered a detailed yet easy-to-follow plan to increase happiness in our day-to-day lives--in the short and long term. This book that offers a guide to understanding what happiness is, and isn't, and what can be done to bring us all closer to the happy life we envision. Using more than a dozen happiness-increasing strategies, it offers a new way to understand our innate potential for joy and happiness as well as our ability to sustain it in our lives. Lyubomirsky's "happiness strategies" introduce readers to the concept of intentional activities that they can use to achieve a happier life, including exercises in optimism and how best to savor life's pleasures in the here and now. She also helps readers understand the obstacles to happiness as well as how to harness individual strengths to overcome them.--From publisher description. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Happiness. |
| 856 42 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Materials specified | Contributor biographical information |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0826/2007039942-b.html">http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0826/2007039942-b.html</a> |
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| Date last seen | Total checkouts | Full call number | Price effective from | Koha item type | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Withdrawn status | Home library | Current library | Date acquired |
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| 03/19/2026 | BF 575 .L98 2008 | 03/19/2026 | Books | Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan Institute of Behavioral Sciences | Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan Institute of Behavioral Sciences | 03/19/2026 |