The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin

BATB score: 6/10 🫥

love the fun fact scientific research references; hate the personal vlogs

Best to: one year happiness project with monthly OKRs to appreciate the mundane and be a kinder person

Best for: happy people are scientifically proven to be more physically attractive 😎

Best as: a very slow book for endless mellow rainy days

Best quotes: “To be happy, I need to think about feeling good, feeling bad, and feeling right, in an atmosphere of growth.”

“We hugged for at least six seconds […] is the minimum time necessary to promote the flow of oxytocin and serotonin, mood boosting chemicals that promote bonding.”

“To eke out the most happiness from an experience, we must anticipate it, savor it as it unfolds, express happiness, and recall a happy memory.”

“One of the best ways to make yourself happy is to make other people happy. One of the best ways to make other people happy is to be happy yourself.”

“Happiness is a how; not a what. A talent, not an object.”

“The things that go wrong often make the best memories.”