Happy Simple Steps to Get the Most O..., Ian K. Smith, M.D.
Happy Simple Steps to Get the Most O..., Ian K. Smith, M.D.
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Happy: Simple Steps to Get the Most Out of Life

Author: Ian K. Smith, M.D.

Narrator: Ian K. Smith, M.D.

Unabridged: 4 hr 34 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/27/2010


Synopsis

#1 bestselling author Ian Smith, M.D. focuses on simple steps anyone can take to be happy.

Happiness isn't the too-brief rush that comes from getting something you've wanted—it's the lasting great feeling that comes from becoming someone you want to be. And someone others want to be with, too. No matter where you start, Happy can help you improve your life and permanently alter your level of happiness.

Dr. Ian has inspired millions to lose weight. In counseling dieters, Smith learned that while achieving hard-fought goals can help make a person happy, even real accomplishments may not make happiness stick. In Happy, Dr. Ian Smith presents a simple program that motivates readers to understand the behaviors and mind-sets that work and last, including:

--How to be optimistic
--Why optimism and realism are not opposites
--The importance of family and community
--Tapping the power of simple pleasures
--Mastering modern life to live in the moment
--What we can learn from the Danish people

Happy is a life-changing book from one of America's most trusted voices.

About Ian K. Smith, M.D.

Ian K. Smith, M.D. is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Fast Burn!, The Clean 20, SHRED, The Fat Smash Diet, and many other books. He has created two national health initiatives—the 50 Million Pound Challenge and the Makeover Mile—and served two terms on the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition. A graduate of Harvard, Columbia, and the University of Chicago’s Pritzker School of Medicine, Smith is an avid fitness enthusiast and sportsman.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Rod

I admit, I've become skeptical of most self-help books whose message can be summed up in "think good thoughts and good things will happen" mantra so popular (and profitable) lately. Please make no mistake, I believe that one should maintain a positive outlook whenever possible, but the truth is, for......more

Goodreads review by Amy

I read sections, but honestly mostly skimmed thru the book. I would not have read this if it wasn't a book club read. I didn't find any new information, and was put off every time the author talked about his learning that not everyone is as pompous as he is, That being said, there is basic starting p......more

Goodreads review by Lacey

I have trouble resisting this audiobook because, well, who doesn't want to discover the secret to happiness? I was hoping for some solid research into happiness similar to what I've found in Daniel Amen's books. And while this book did contain some psychology and research findings, they were so bogg......more

Goodreads review by Lesli

I wish there was two and half stars. I liked the first few chapters, I thought them very useful, the rest was scanned quickly. It said nothing I had read before, and quoted the same books, I have read in other quoted self help books. I learned something though, the reason my husband is happy is beca......more

Goodreads review by Kara

This book was an easy quick read. All the information in it was stuff I already knew. It was also very annoying that there were random blurbs and lists scattered in a disorganized fashion throughout the entire book, which cut into the middle of whole sections! It's hard to follow a book in which the......more


Quotes

“An excellent motivational and insightful self-help guide, Happy lives up to its title.” —Midwest Book Review