Summaries of books about Happiness & Positivity:
Habits of a Happy Brain
Retrain Your Brain to Boost Your Serotonin, Dopamine, Oxytocin, & Endorphin Levels
Loretta Graziano Breuning
The book explains how the four key brain chemicals—serotonin, dopamine, oxytocin, and endorphins—contribute to our feelings of happiness and outlines practical strategies for naturally stimulating these neurotransmitters to create more positive emotions and habits. It provides insights into the science of our brain's reward system and offers exercises to help rewire our responses to life's challenges for improved well-being.
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Clutterfree with Kids
Change your thinking. Discover new habits. Free your home.
Joshua Becker
The book offers a practical approach to decluttering homes for families with children, emphasizing the benefits of minimalism and providing strategies to reduce possessions and distractions. It challenges traditional consumerist mindsets and encourages parents to create space for meaningful experiences and growth.
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The Honeymoon Effect
The Science of Creating Heaven on Earth
Bruce H. Lipton
The book explores how individuals can create blissful, loving relationships akin to the euphoria experienced during a honeymoon by understanding the subconscious programming that governs their behaviors. It combines scientific research with practical advice to help readers harness their minds and biochemistry to foster enduring, harmonious partnerships.
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Reality transurfing. Steps I-V
Vadim Zeland
The book presents a metaphysical framework for understanding and influencing reality through the concept of "transurfing," which involves navigating the space of variations to choose one's desired life path. It combines quantum physics, psychology, and philosophy to offer practical techniques for managing one's thoughts, emotions, and intentions to create a preferred personal reality.
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Meaty
Essays
Samantha Irby
The book is a collection of humorous and candid personal essays that delve into the author's life experiences, covering topics such as relationships, body image, and sexuality. It combines wit and raw honesty to explore the complexities of living with chronic illness and navigating adulthood as a black woman.
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Stupid Things I Won't Do When I Get Old
A Highly Judgmental, Unapologetically Honest Accounting of All the Things Our Elders Are Doing Wrong
Steven Petrow
The book humorously confronts the various stereotypes and behaviors associated with aging, while offering a personal pledge by the author to avoid certain actions and attitudes as he grows older. It provides a candid exploration of the aging process, blending anecdotes, research, and cultural observations to challenge readers to reconsider how they want to age.
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Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake
A Memoir of a Woman's Life
Anna Quindlen
The memoir reflects on the author's experiences as a woman navigating through various stages of life, including her career, motherhood, and aging. It offers insights into the universal challenges and joys of womanhood, with personal anecdotes and observations on feminism, family, and the passage of time.
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Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang
Chelsea Handler
The book is a collection of humorous essays recounting the author's personal experiences, ranging from childhood stories to adult misadventures. It includes anecdotes about her family, romantic relationships, and career in comedy.
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Switch On Your Brain Every Day
365 Readings for Peak Happiness, Thinking, and Health
Caroline Leaf
The book provides daily devotional readings focused on improving mental health, cognitive function, and overall well-being through the application of neuroscience and biblical principles. Each entry offers insights and practical steps to encourage positive thinking, reduce stress, and enhance life satisfaction.
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All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten
Uncommon Thoughts on Common Things
Robert Fulghum
The book presents a collection of essays that reflect on life's simple pleasures and essential values, such as sharing, being kind, and living a balanced life, which the author suggests are lessons typically learned in kindergarten. It emphasizes the importance of holding onto the basic principles we often overlook as adults but understand as children.
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