Practical Happiness, Pamela Gail Johnson
Practical Happiness, Pamela Gail Johnson
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Practical Happiness
Four Principles to Improve Your Life

Author: Pamela Gail Johnson

Narrator: Pamela Gail Johnson

Unabridged: 4 hr 31 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/25/2022


Synopsis

Learn how to think differently about your happiness with a philosophy for creating a realistic yet joyful life.

People think happiness is a singular feeling, but it isn't. The real way to feel happier is to expand your definition of happiness and manage your Happiness Zappers.

Pamela Gail Johnson, founder of the Society of Happy People, identified the four practical happiness principles that have helped thousands of people shift their mindsets so they naturally notice more happiness, whether it feels sparse, abundant, or somewhere in between. Pamela shares real stories from real people who put the four practical happiness principles into action. With thought-provoking workbook-style questions, you can immediately apply these principles to your life. You'll discover how happiness is unique to you and your circumstances; how to manage common experiences that zap your happiness; how happiness changes; and thirty-one types of happiness.

If you're tired of positive thinking, to-do lists, or science-based books about happiness, you'll love the simple and realistic approach Practical Happiness takes for you to improve your life. It should come with a warning label—CAUTION: You will feel happier.

About Pamela Gail Johnson

Pamela Gail Johnson has helped people understand, expand, and rethink their happiness mindset since 1998, when she founded the Society of Happy People at the height of the self-help movement. As a mostly happy person, Pamela asked herself, "Where are all of the happy people?" She then decided they needed their own tribe. Today there are fifty-two thousand of them on Facebook, and more elsewhere.

Pamela and the Society have been featured in many national and regional magazines and newspapers, including People magazine, Newsweek, the Washington Post, the Costco Connection, USA Today, Prevention, Harper's, Yoga Journal, Self, Redbook, Glamour, the Wall Street Journal, the Dallas Morning News, and the Los Angeles Times. Numerous broadcast outlets have featured Pamela and the Society, including CNN, Good Morning America, The List, local TV network affiliates around the country, and radio stations nationwide. Pamela's work with the Society has also been covered by The Associated Press.

The Society has been featured in several books, including 365 Health and Happiness Boosters by M. J. Ryan, Live Your Passion by Scott Trudo, Think You're the Only One? by Seth Brown, Voices of Truth by Nina L. Diamond, and Chase's Calendar of Events, as well as the Every Day's a Holiday calendar.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Crystal Plante on April 26, 2022

This quick read is a realistic look at the individual journey to find happiness in even the most stressful and mundane events. The personal stories were my favorite part and add depth and meaning to the four principles of happiness. I found myself nodding at certain passages, stopping occasionally t......more

Goodreads review by Sheelie on September 18, 2023

Really insightful, to the point, and makes so much sense yet why is it so difficult to adhere to, put into practice! Some good exerpts I will definitely try to remember. Happiness isn't about specific experiences, but rather abouthow we allow those experiences to define our happiness. We don't always......more

Goodreads review by Amanda on June 09, 2022

This seemed overly simplified at times and seemed like some common sense things. I think maybe it's because I'm a naturally happy person who tries to always find the good in everything, but I'm guessing that maybe after reading this book, there are people who need to hear the things in it. I liked t......more

Goodreads review by Daniel on February 09, 2023

I liked the book well enough; huge swaths of it were personal experience stories from the author or from other individuals. That's not something that really resonates with me as an autistic with adhd- what works well for others doesn't always work well for me, and hearing someone's thought process (......more