Awful, Annoying

As a club we did find a few things to pull out of this book that were positive. But overall, we found the writer to be a bit self-indulgent. It seems as though part of her answer in each month, to creating happiness had something to do with spending money, and while some of her ideas were good, I personally found her year of happiness project a bit trival.

Although there were not many concepts that were new to me, there were several approaches that may not have been obvious to me before. I think most readers could take away at least a couple things to try in their own lives, making this a worth-while book to read.

It's a bit of a sociological experiment as the author shares her goals, and undoubtedly her short comings, in order for readers to understand why she began the Happiness Project. We go through the process with her and learn how it positively impacted her life. She shares her trials and tribulations with humor and has inspired several of us to start our own Happiness Project.

A great book on how to increase the happiness in your life without abandoning the people, places and things that are already in it. Ms. Rubin shares her story and ideas for finding happiness without leaving your job, family and home! After reading this book, I became much more mindful of the people and things that bring me happiness!

Absolutely DULL.

Boring self help experience.

She is very self absorbed and it didn't motivate me to change anything. I feel bad that I made other people read this by picking it for my book club meeting :(

This has been a terrific, and motivating book for me. Perhaps it hit a need in my own life for it to so resonate with me. I have since subscribed to her blog site and receive her facebook status updates.

This book, surprisingly, sparked an excellent discussion! Not because it was great literature but because it spoke to our deeply buried search for meaning in our lives: \\\\\\\"The days are long but the years are short\\\\\\\" (the tagline of the book) created a huge and positive debate over how we spend our time, is it worthwhile and what is the passion or talent that each of us brings to this life? Unexpectedly powerful discussion for what originally appeared to be a fun, upbeat read!

New years resolutions broken down month by month. Stories and research as to why they are important.

My college daughter gave me this book as a gift. She wanted to help me find my happiness again. She was so right. I was in a terrible rut and need something to pull me out of it. It definitely helped get me going again but do not recommend for book club discussions.

well written, humorous and motivating

Come on...unrealistic expectations. While I applaud trying to live a more meaningful life for yourself and others, I was overwhelmed by this book! TMI--too much information crammed into it! Felt it was more about the author than in her trying to help others.

I enjoyed her methodical approach to happiness. As a mother of three I identified with her struggles and enjoyed the book. May not be as applicable for folks who are single and or without children.

Very slow and too personal

This book was a good read for a non-fiction that's inspiring without being too deep. It led to a nice discussion about happiness in our own lives.

Some interesting points and ideas but in my opinion the author was self-centered and some parts were laborious.

I'm not a big fan of self-help books. The author is a major over-achiever.

We gave it a B.

This was the wrong book for our group at this time. None of us finished the book.