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賲卅丞 爻乇 亘爻賷胤 賲賳 兀爻乇丕乇 丕賱爻毓丿丕亍 : 賲丕匕丕 鬲毓賱賲 丕賱毓賱賲丕亍 毓賳賴丕責 賵賰賷賮 鬲爻鬲胤賷毓 兀賳鬲 兀賳 鬲爻鬲賮賷丿 賲賳賴丕責

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賯囟賶 賰孬賷乇 賲賳 丕賱毓賱賲丕亍 賵丕賱兀賰丕丿賷賲賷賷賳 夭賲賳賸丕 胤賵賷賱丕賸 賮賷 丕賱亘丨孬 毓賳 兀爻亘丕亘 丕賱爻毓丕丿丞貙 睾賷乇 兀賳 亘丨賵孬賴賲 亘賯賷鬲 丿賮賷賳丞 賳卮乇丕鬲 毓賱賲賷丞 賳丕卅賷丞 毓賳 兀賷丿賷 丕賱毓丕賲丞. 兀賲丕 賴賳丕 賮賷 賴匕丕 丕賱賰鬲丕亘貙 賮賯丿 賯丕賲 毓丕賱賲 丕噩鬲賲丕毓賷 賵賳賮爻賷 賴賵 丿賷賮賷丿 賳賷賮賳 亘鬲賯胤賷乇 兀賰孬乇 賲賳 兀賱賮 賲賳 丕賱丿乇丕爻丕鬲 丕賱噩丕丿丞 丕賱鬲賷 氐賷睾鬲 亘兀爻丕賱賷亘 賵賲氐胤賱丨丕鬲 賲毓賯丿丞 賱丕 鬲賮賴賲賴丕 毓丕賲丞 丕賱賳丕爻貙 鬲亘丨孬 賮賷 丕賱爻毓丕丿丞 賵兀爻亘丕亘賴丕貙 賮氐丕睾賴丕 賮賷 賳氐丕卅丨 爻賴賱丞 丕賱賮賴賲 賵丕賱賴囟賲.

賵賯丿 夭賷賳 丕賱賲丐賱賮 賰賱 鬲賱賰 丕賱賲賲丕乇爻丕鬲 賵丕賱毓丕丿丕鬲 丕賱賲卅丞 亘兀賲孬賱丞 賵丕囟丨丞貙 賮兀賳丕乇 爻亘賷賱賴丕 亘廿賷囟丕丨丕鬲 賲亘丕卮乇丞 賲賳 丕賱毓賱賲 丕賱匕賷 賷賰賲賳 賵乇丕亍賴丕貙 賱賰賷 賷亘賷賳 賱賱賯丕乇卅 賰賷賮 賷爻鬲胤賷毓 兀賳 賷丨賵賱 賳鬲丕卅噩 毓賲賱賷丞 噩丕賮丞 賵亘丕賴鬲丞 廿賱賶 丨賷丕丞 賲賮毓賲丞 亘丕賱爻毓丕丿丞 賵丕賱賳卮丕胤.
賵兀賰孬乇 賲丕 賷賳氐丨 亘賴 賴賵 (丕賱孬賯丞 亘丕賱賳賮爻) 賲毓鬲亘乇賸丕 兀賳 孬賯鬲賰 賮賷 賯丿乇丕鬲賰 丕賱匕丕鬲賷丞 鬲夭賷丿 丨賷丕鬲賰 乇囟賶貙 賵鬲噩毓賱賰 鬲毓賷卮 丨賷丕丞 兀爻毓丿貙 爻賵丕亍 賮賷 亘賷鬲賰 賵亘賷賳 兀爻乇鬲賰貙 兀賵 賮賷 毓賲賱賰. 孬賲 賷賳氐丨賰 亘兀賳 鬲賳毓賲 亘賲丕 毓賳丿賰貙 賲丐賰丿賸丕貙 賵亘丕賱兀丿賱丞貙 兀賳 賴匕丕 丕賱賯賱賷賱 丕賱匕賷 毓賳丿賰 賲賳 丕賱賲賲賰賳 兀賳 賷賲賳丨賰 爻毓丕丿丞 兀賰亘乇 賲賳 匕賱賰 丕賱賰孬賷乇 丕賱匕賷 賱丿賶 睾賷乇賰!!

232 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2000

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David^Niven, Ph.D., is the author of the best-selling 100 Simple Secrets book series

David^^Niven, actor and author of The Moon's a Balloon

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290 reviews743 followers
May 28, 2012
If any of you would have seen me a couple of years ago, you would have spotted me on the prowl of the self-help section of any bookstore. Now I won't even give it a second glance and it's because I came to the realization that other people saw it as lame. It's like openly admitting I'm pathetic and need some serious help. Even if that advice, for lack of a better word, is crap, which I must confess sometimes it is. But why should I feel guilty about this? I mean I'm just trying to improve myself, and if somebody has some golden nuggets of advice, well I'll take it with gratitude.

The title is pretty self explanatory; it's a 100 "secrets" to feel happier. As you can see I gave the book five stars, and it's not because it's a great masterpiece but it did what it set out to do. Give you 100 things to think over to make you happier, and even while I was reading it I felt twinges of gladness. Happiness can be elusive at best, but I'm guessing if you take account some of the things it says you would feel better.

My favorite secret was number 94, which stated that avid readers were happier. Well that's a wonderful excuse for me to keep up with my hobby isn't it? I know this may seem odd, but I want to be a person with an annoyingly bouncing gait and seem to radiate with joy. I do not want to be the emo person in the corner contemplating what else I can think of that sucks about my life. This book just might help me get that extra push I need to be the next annoying person you see and think what are they so happy about?
Profile Image for Taghreed Jamal El Deen.
665 reviews668 followers
May 9, 2016
丕賱賰鬲丕亘 鬲賲丕賲丕 賰賲丕 賷丿賱 毓賱賷賴 廿爻賲賴 ..
丕賱賰丕鬲亘 丿乇爻 丨賷丕丞 丕賱兀卮禺丕氐 丕賱爻毓丿丕亍 賵禺乇噩 亘賲卅丞 氐賮丞 賲卮鬲乇賰丞 亘賷賳賴賲 貙
賰賱 氐賮丞 兀賵 賮賰乇丞 鬲賲 匕賰乇賴丕 亘卮賰賱 賲禺鬲氐乇 賲毓 賲孬丕賱 亘爻賷胤 貙 賴賷 兀卮亘賴 亘賲賱丕丨馗丕鬲 賱丕 鬲鬲噩丕賵夭 賰賱 賲賳賴丕 氐賮丨丞 賵賳氐賮 兀賵 氐賮丨鬲丕賳 ..
毓賲賵賲丕 賰鬲丕亘 禺賮賷賮 賵噩賷丿 貙 廿賳 賱賲 賷賳賮毓 賮賱賳 賷囟乇 :)
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March 27, 2013
I don't know why I read these types of books, because they usually just leave me feeling annoyed rather than enlightened.

This book is full of simple, common sense suggestions. It includes groundbreaking advice such as get more sleep, eat more fruit, exercise, don't surround yourself with bad smells and be open to new ideas. Who would have thought incredibly obvious things would make me feel happier?

Actually, I want to rant about something small that was mentioned in this because this always rubs me the wrong way: stop telling people to never watch television ever because it will crush your soul and make you a uncreative robot, incapable of enjoying life. Yeah, you shouldn't watch it 24/7 but how about we all remain quiet and realize that television is a form of creativity? You know, there are writers, costume designers, actors, directors involved in about 99.9% of the shows you watch and I'm sure they'd be stoked to hear that their dreams and talents are actually the work of Satan. How about we support all kinds of creativity instead?

Also, screw this book - set big goals for yourself if you want to! Don't hold yourself back because you're worried your goals might be unrealistic. All you're doing is limiting yourself because you're worried failing will make you feel bad, but I'm pretty sure nobody would accomplish anything big if we're all too scared to set a big goal.
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April 5, 2008
I personally think that this is a book that everyone should own. Whenever I feel a bit down, I go to this book and do one of the tips and it always makes me feel better. The information in this book is all backed up by research. It's interesting to look at their findings. I take this book with me wherever I go, because you never know when you need a little cheering up!
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July 4, 2021

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賮賷 丿乇丕爻丕鬲 丕賱兀爻乇 貙 兀丿賶 丕賱丕賳鬲馗丕賲 賮賷 丕賱乇賵鬲賷賳 丕賱賲賳夭賱賷 廿賱賶 鬲丨爻賷賳 丕賱乇囟丕 丕賱卮禺氐賷 丕賱賷賵賲賷 亘丨賵丕賱賷 5 賮賷 丕賱賲丕卅丞.
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鬲卮噩賷毓 賮乇賷賯 乇賷丕囟賷 賲丨賱賷 賱賴 鬲兀孬賷乇 廿賷噩丕亘賷 , 賮賴賵 賷賵賮乇 丕賴鬲賲丕賲 賲卮鬲乇賰 噩賲丕毓賷 賲毓 丕賱丌禺乇賷賳 賮賷 丕賱賲噩鬲賲毓 賵賷夭賷丿 賳爻亘丞 爻毓丕丿鬲賰 4 賮賷 丕賱賲丕卅丞
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賵噩丿 丕賱亘丕丨孬賵賳 兀賳賴 賱丕 鬲賵噩丿 賮乇賵賯 賮賷 丕賱爻毓丕丿丞 丕賱卮丕賲賱丞 亘賷賳 兀賵賱卅賰 丕賱匕賷賳 賷毓鬲賲丿賵賳 亘卮賰賱 兀爻丕爻賷 毓賱賶 丕賱兀氐丿賯丕亍 賵 丕賱乇賮賯丞 賵兀賵賱卅賰 丕賱匕賷賳 賷毓鬲賲丿賵賳 亘卮賰賱 兀爻丕爻賷 毓賱賶 丕賱兀爻乇丞. 賷鬲賲鬲毓 丕賱兀卮禺丕氐 亘丕賱賯丿乇丞 毓賱賶 禺賱賯 丕賱爻毓丕丿丞 賲賳 丕賱毓賱丕賯丕鬲 丕賱賲鬲丕丨丞 賱賴賲 賵賱丕 賷丨鬲丕噩賵賳 廿賱賶 兀賳 鬲賱丕卅賲 噩賲賷毓 毓賱丕賯丕鬲賴賲 丕賱氐賵乇丞 丕賱賲孬丕賱賷丞.
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廿賳 賯囟丕亍 賵賯鬲賰 賮賷 鬲禺賷賱 賲丕 賰丕賳 賷賲賰賳 兀賳 賷丨丿孬 賱賵 賰賳鬲 賯丿 睾賷乇鬲 卮賷卅賸丕 亘爻賷胤賸丕 貙 賵賯乇丕乇賸丕 氐睾賷乇賸丕 賮賷 丨賷丕鬲賰 賮賷 丕賱賲丕囟賷 貙 賷兀鬲賷 亘賳鬲丕卅噩 毓賰爻賷丞 賵賷噩毓賱賰 睾賷乇 爻毓賷丿. 賮賰乇 賮賷 賰賷賮賷丞 鬲丨爻賷賳賰 賱賱賲爻鬲賯亘賱 貙 賵 賱丕 鬲賴丿乇 鬲賮賰賷乇賰 丕賱丨丕賱賷 丨賵賱 賰賷賮賷丞 鬲睾賷賷乇 丕賱賲丕囟賷.
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丕賱賳丕爻 丕賱匕賷賳 賱丕 賷爻鬲胤賷毓賵賳 鬲丨賯賷賯 兀賴丿丕賮賴賲 賷氐亘丨賵賳 賲爻鬲賴賱賰賷賳 亘禺賷亘丞 兀賲賱. 賷噩亘 兀賳 鬲丿毓 兀賴丿丕賮賰 鬲鬲胤賵乇 賲毓 馗乇賵賮 丨賷丕鬲賰. 丨丿賾孬 兀賴丿丕賮賰 亘賲乇賵乇 丕賱賵賯鬲 賰賱賲丕 鬲睾賷乇鬲 兀賵賱賵賷丕鬲賰 賵賲賵丕乇丿賰.
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廿匕丕 賰丕賳鬲 兀賴丿丕賮 卮禺氐 賲丕 睾賷乇 賲鬲賳丕爻亘丞 賲毓 賯丿乇丕鬲賴 貙 賮爻賵賮 鬲爻賴賲 丕賱兀賴丿丕賮 賮賷 禺賷亘丞 丕賱兀賲賱 賵毓丿賲 丕賱乇囟丕 貙 賵爻鬲囟丕毓賮 兀乇亘毓丞 兀囟毓丕賮 丕丨鬲賲丕賱 毓丿賲 丕賱乇囟丕.
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賰賱 丕賴鬲賲丕賲 賲卮鬲乇賰 賮賷 毓賱丕賯丞 賷夭賷丿 賲賳 丕丨鬲賲丕賱 丕爻鬲賲乇丕乇賷丞 丕賱毓賱丕賯丞 賵賷丐丿賷 廿賱賶 夭賷丕丿丞 賮賷 丕賱乇囟丕 毓賳 丕賱丨賷丕丞 丨賵丕賱賷 2 賮賷 丕賱賲卅丞.
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賮賷 鬲噩乇亘丞 胤購賱亘 賮賷賴丕 賲賳 丕賱兀卮禺丕氐 賲賳丕賯卮丞 賲丿賶 丕賱乇囟丕 毓賳 丨賷丕鬲賴賲 貙 賵噩丿 兀賳 丕賱爻毓丿丕亍 賲賳賴賲 賷賲賷賱賵賳 廿賱賶 丨爻丕亘 賲爻鬲賵賶 丕賱爻毓丕丿丞 賰賲鬲賵爻胤 毓丕賲 賮賷 賲噩丕賱丕鬲 賲禺鬲賱賮丞 , 兀賷 兀賳 丕賱爻毓丕丿丞 賱丕 鬲賯丕爻 亘賲噩丕賱 丕賵 丨賯賱 賵丕丨丿 , 亘賱 賴賷 鬲賯丕爻 亘卮賰賱 毓丕賲 賮賷 賲噩丕賱丕鬲 賲鬲毓丿丿丞 鬲賴賲賴賲.
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賱丕 鬲賰鬲賲 賲卮丕毓乇賰 賵兀賮賰丕乇賰 賵丌賲丕賱賰. 卮丕乇賰賴丕 賲毓 兀氐丿賯丕卅賰 賵毓丕卅賱鬲賰. 賷賲賷賱 丕賱兀卮禺丕氐 丕賱匕賷賳 賷賰鬲賲賵賳 丕賱兀卮賷丕亍 賮賷 氐丿賵乇賴賲 廿賱賶 丕賱卮毓賵乇 亘丕賱毓夭賱丞 貙 賵睾丕賱亘丕 賲丕 賷賰鬲賲賵賳 丕賱兀賲賵乇 賲毓鬲賯丿賷賳 兀賳 丕賱丌禺乇賷賳 賱丕 賷賮賴賲賵賳賴丕. 賷卮毓乇 丕賱匕賷賳 賷卮丕乇賰賵賳 兀賮賰丕乇賴賲 亘丕賱丿毓賲 賵 丕賱丕賲鬲賱丕亍 毓賱賶 丨丿 爻賵丕亍 貙 丨鬲賶 賱賵 賱賲 鬲爻賷乇 丕賱兀丨丿丕孬 賰賲丕 賷丨賱賵 賱賴賲.
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賷乇鬲亘胤 鬲賳丕賵賱 丕賱賮丕賰賴丞 亘毓丿丿 賲賳 毓丕丿丕鬲 丕賱丨賷丕丞 丕賱廿賷噩丕亘賷丞 丕賱鬲賷 鬲爻賴賲 賮賷 賰賱 賲賳 丕賱氐丨丞 賵丕賱爻毓丕丿丞 貙 賵賷乇鬲亘胤 鬲賳丕賵賱 丕賱賲夭賷丿 賲賳 丕賱賮丕賰賴丞 亘丕丨鬲賲丕賱賷丞 乇賮毓 賲爻鬲賵賶 丕賱卮毓賵乇 亘丕賱乇囟丕 亘賳爻亘丞 11 賮賷 丕賱賲丕卅丞
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丕賱爻毓丕丿丞 賱丕 鬲毓鬲賲丿 毓賱賶 毓丿丿 丕賱丕丨丿丕孬 丕賱爻賷卅丞 丕賱鬲賷 鬲丨丿孬 賱賱賮乇丿. 丕賱兀賴賲 賲賳 匕賱賰 賴賵 賲丕 廿匕丕 賰丕賳 丕賱賮乇丿 賷賲賷賱 廿賱賶 鬲賯丿賷賲 丕爻鬲賳鬲丕噩丕鬲 爻賱亘賷丞 毓賳 賳賮爻賴 毓賳丿賲丕 鬲丨丿孬 鬲賱賰 丕賱兀丨丿丕孬 丕賱爻賱亘賷丞. 丕賱兀賮乇丕丿 丕賱匕賷賳 賷毓鬲亘乇賵賳 兀賳賮爻賴賲 爻亘亘賸丕 賱賱兀丨丿丕孬 丕賱爻賱亘賷丞 賴賲 兀賯賱 乇囟丕 亘賳爻亘丞 43 賮賷 丕賱賲丕卅丞 毓賳 丕賱兀賮乇丕丿 丕賱匕賷賳 賱丕 賷賯賵賲賵賳 亘匕賱賰 .
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廿賳 丕賱鬲噩丕賴賱 賵丕賱鬲睾丕賮賱 毓賳 丕賱賲卮丕賰賱 賵丕賱毓賷賵亘 亘賷賳 丕賱卮乇賰丕亍 賷賯賱賱 賲賳 丕賱乇囟丕 亘賳爻亘丞 15 亘丕賱賲丕卅丞. 賱賰賷 賷丨丕賮馗 丕賱丕賳爻丕賳 毓賱賶 鬲賵丕氐賱賴 丕賱毓丕胤賮賷 賵丕賱賮賰乇賷 賲毓 卮乇賷賰賴 賵賱賰賷 賷丨丕賮馗 毓賱賶 爻毓丕丿鬲賴 毓賱賷賴 賲賵丕噩賴丞 丕賱賲卮丕賰賱 賵丨賱賴丕 賲亘丕卮乇丞 亘丿賱丕賸 賲賳 鬲噩賳亘 丕賱丨丿賷孬 賵丕賱鬲睾丕囟賷 毓賳賴丕
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丕賳 鬲賰賵賳 爻毓賷丿丕賸 賷毓賳賷 兀賳 鬲賰賵賳 禺賱賵賯丕 賵 匕丕 賲亘丿兀 , 丕賱兀卮禺丕氐 亘賱丕 賲亘丕丿卅 賵丕禺賱丕賯 賴賲 毓乇囟丞 賱賱鬲毓丕爻丞 亘賳爻亘丞 丕賱囟毓賮 賲賳 賲賳 賷賲賱賰賵賳 丕賱丕禺賱丕賯 賵丕賱賲亘丕丿卅
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毓囟賵賷丞 丕賱賳賵丕丿 賵丕賱噩賲毓賷丕鬲 鬲噩毓賱 丕賱賳丕爻 賷卮毓乇賵賳 亘兀賳賴賲 兀賰孬乇 丕乇鬲亘丕胤賸丕 亘亘毓囟賴賲 丕賱亘毓囟 賵鬲夭賷丿 賲賳 丕賱孬賯丞 丕賱卮禺氐賷丞 賵丕賱乇囟丕 亘賳爻亘丞 7侏.
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丕賱鬲賱賮夭賷賵賳 賷睾賷乇 賳馗乇鬲賳丕 廿賱賶 丕賱毓丕賱賲. 賵賷賲賰賳 兀賳 賷卮噩毓賳丕 毓賱賶 鬲胤賵賷乇 丕爻鬲賳鬲丕噩丕鬲 睾賷乇 賵丕賯毓賷丞 賱賱睾丕賷丞 賵賲囟乇丞 賮賷 賰孬賷乇 賲賳 丕賱兀丨賷丕賳 賵丕賱鬲賷 鬲毓賲賱 毓賱賶 鬲賯賱賷賱 乇囟丕 丨賷丕鬲賳丕 亘賳爻亘丞 鬲氐賱 廿賱賶 50 賮賷 丕賱賲卅丞.
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92 賮賷 丕賱賲卅丞 賲賳 丕賱兀賮乇丕丿 毓賳丿賲丕 丕爻鬲賲毓賵丕 廿賱賶 丕賱賲賵爻賷賯賶 丕賱鬲賷 賷禺鬲丕乇賵賳賴丕 卮毓乇賵丕 亘鬲丨爻賳 毓丕賲 賮賷 丕賱賲夭丕噩 賵賲卮丕毓乇 廿賷噩丕亘賷丞 . 丕賱廿孬丕乇丞 賵丕賱爻毓丕丿丞 賴賷 乇丿賵丿 賮毓賱 賳賲賵匕噩賷丞 毓賱賶 丕賱賲賵爻賷賯賶.
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賮賷 亘丨孬 兀噩乇賷 毓賱賶 兀賰孬乇 賲賳 8000 卮禺氐 亘丕賱睾 貙 丿乇爻 丕賱亘丕丨孬賵賳 兀賰孬乇 賲賳 100 毓丕賲賱 賷爻丕賴賲 賮賷 丕賱爻毓丕丿丞. 賲賳 亘賷賳 丕賱毓賵丕賲賱 丕賱鬲賷 賰丕賳 賱賴丕 鬲兀孬賷乇 爻賱亘賷 賰亘賷乇 毓賱賶 爻毓丕丿丞 丕賱丕賳爻丕賳 賴賷 丕賱賲賯丕乇賳丞 賲毓 丕賱丌禺乇賷賳 賵禺丕氐丞 賮賷賲丕 賷禺氐 丕賱毓賱丕賯丕鬲 貙 賲賲丕 賯賱賱 賲賳 丕賱爻毓丕丿丞 亘賳爻亘丞 26 锟斤拷賷 丕賱賲卅丞.
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毓丿賲 丕賱賯丿乇丞 毓賱賶 鬲丨丿賷丿 賲氐丿乇 丕賵 賲爻亘亘 丕賱賲卮丕毓乇 丕賱爻賱亘賷丞 賷賯賱賱 賲賳 丕丨鬲賲丕賱賷丞 丕賱鬲睾賱亘 毓賱賷賴丕
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丕賱賯乇丕亍丞 鬲卮睾賱 丕賱毓賯賱. 賷賲賰賳 兀賳 鬲爻賴賲 丕賱賯乇丕亍丞 賲賳 禺賱丕賱 賲賲丕乇爻丞 賯丿乇丕鬲 丕賱鬲禺賷賱 賵 鬲丨賮賷夭 丕賱匕丕賰乇丞 毓賱賶 鬲賳賲賷丞 丕賱卮毓賵乇 亘丕賱爻毓丕丿丞 亘胤乇賯 賲卮丕亘賴丞 賱賱鬲賮賰賷乇 丕賱廿賷噩丕亘賷 丕賱賳卮胤. 丕賱賯乇丕亍 丕賱毓丕丿賷賷賳 賴賲 8 賮賷 丕賱賲卅丞 兀賰孬乇 卮毓賵乇丕 亘丕賱乇囟丕
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賮賷 丿乇丕爻丞 鬲賱鬲 賲丌孬乇 兀賰孬乇 賲賳 100 卮禺氐 亘丕賱睾 賱賲丿丞 毓丕賲賷賳 貙 鬲亘賷賳 兀賳 鬲兀孬賷乇 丕賱兀丨丿丕孬 "丕賱噩賷丿丞" 賵 "丕賱爻賷卅丞" 賯丿 鬲賱丕卮賶 亘爻乇毓丞. 兀賷 兀賳 爻毓丕丿丞 丕賱兀卮禺丕氐 賱賲 鬲賰賳 鬲毓鬲賲丿 毓賱賶 賲噩賲賵毓 丕賱兀丨丿丕孬 亘賱 毓賱賶 賲丕 氐賳毓賵賴 賲賳 鬲賱賰 丕賱兀丨丿丕孬.
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丕賱鬲賳丕賮爻賷丞 賷賲賰賳 兀賳 鬲丨賵賱 丿賵賳 丕賱乇囟丕 毓賳 丕賱丨賷丕丞 賱兀賳賴 賱丕 賷賵噩丿 廿賳噩丕夭 賷賲賰賳 兀賳 賷賰賵賳 賰丕賮賷丕賸 賱匕賱賰貙 賵丕賱賮卮賱 賲丿賲乇 亘卮賰賱 禺丕氐. 賷氐賳賮 丕賱兀卮禺丕氐 丕賱匕賷賳 賷毓丕賳賵賳 賲賳 丕賱鬲賳丕賮爻賷丞 丕賱賮丕卅賯丞 賳噩丕丨丕鬲賴賲 亘毓賱丕賲丕鬲 兀賯賱 賲賳 賲毓丿賱 賳噩丕丨 丕賱丌禺乇賷賳.
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賮賷 丿乇丕爻丞 胤賵賷賱丞 丕賱兀賲丿 毓賱賶 賲丿丕乇 兀賰孬乇 賲賳 毓賯丿 貙 丕乇鬲亘胤 丕賱乇囟丕 毓賳 丕賱丨賷丕丞 亘鬲賳丕爻賯 兀賴丿丕賮 丕賱丨賷丕丞 賮賷賲丕 亘賷賳賴丕 , 丕賱兀賴丿丕賮 丕賱賲鬲毓賱賯丞 亘丕賱鬲賵馗賷賮 貙 賵丕賱鬲毓賱賷賲 貙 賵丕賱兀爻乇丞 貙 賵丕賱噩睾乇丕賮賷丕 噩賲賷毓賴丕 兀賲賵乇 賲賴賲丞 賵賷噩亘 兀賳 鬲鬲賳丕爻賯 賮賷賲丕 亘賷賳賴丕 貙 賵賴匕丕 丕賱鬲賳丕爻賯 賷囟賷賮 賲丕 賷氐賱 廿賱賶 丨賵丕賱賷 80 賮賷 丕賱賲丕卅丞 賲賳 丕賱乇囟丕 丕賱匕丕鬲賷 毓賳 丕賱丨賷丕丞 .
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鬲毓丿 丕賱毓賱丕賯丕鬲 丕賱賵孬賷賯丞 賵丕賱氐丿丕賯丕鬲 丕賱賲鬲賷賳丞 兀賰孬乇 丕賱毓賵丕賲賱 兀賴賲賷丞 賮賷 丕賱爻毓丕丿丞. 廿匕丕 賰賳鬲 鬲卮毓乇 亘丕賱賯乇亘 賲賳 兀卮禺丕氐 丌禺乇賷賳 貙 賮賲賳 丕賱賲丨鬲賲賱 兀賳 鬲賰賵賳 鬲卮毓乇 亘丕賱乇囟丕 毓賳 賳賮爻賰 兀賰孬乇 亘兀乇亘毓丞 兀囟毓丕賮 賲賳 廿賳 賱賲 鬲賰賳 鬲卮毓乇 亘丕賱賯乇亘 賲賳 兀丨丿 毓賱賶 丕賱丕胤賱丕賯
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賮賰乇 亘廿孬賳賷鬲賰 賵毓乇賯賰. 睾丕賱亘賸丕 賲丕 賳卮毓乇 亘丕賱囟賷丕毓 賮賷 毓丕賱賲 卮丕爻毓 賵賲毓賯丿. 賴賳丕賰 乇丕丨丞 賴丕卅賱丞 賮賷 賲毓乇賮丞 鬲乇丕孬賰 丕賱毓乇賯賷. 廿賳賴 賷賲賳丨賰 鬲丕乇賷禺賸丕 貙 賵廿丨爻丕爻賸丕 亘丕賱賲賰丕賳 貙 賵鬲賮乇丿賸丕 賱丕 賷夭丕賱 賲賴賲丕 賰丕賳 賲丕 賷丿賵乇 丨賵賱賰.
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丕賱兀卮禺丕氐 丕賱爻毓丿丕亍 賱丕 賷丨氐賱賵賳 毓賱賶 賰賱 賲丕 賷乇賷丿賵賳 貙 賱賰賳賴賲 賷乇賷丿賵賳 賲毓馗賲 賲丕 賷丨氐賱賵賳 毓賱賷賴. 亘賲毓賳賶 丌禺乇 貙 賷賯賵賲賵賳 亘鬲睾賷乇 賯賵丕毓丿 丕賱賱毓亘丞 毓賱賶 丕賱丿賵丕賲 賱氐丕賱丨賴賲 毓賳 胤乇賷賯 廿毓丕丿丞 鬲賯賷賷賲 丕賱兀卮賷丕亍 丕賱賲賵噩賵丿丞 賮賷 賲鬲賳丕賵賱 兀賷丿賷賴賲.
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August 6, 2012
Concise and to the point, this book lists 100 simple ways to improve your life by increasing your level of happiness. Following each 'secret' you'll find the scientific research to back it up. But don't misread me here; the steps are really simple and easy to apply. Yet these are definitely not your run-of-the-mill, one person's opinion, made-up factoids. And that makes it a great read.

Some of my favorites include reading books and using aromatherapy. Obviously since I was reading that book, I was thrilled to know I was making myself happy, which was a given. To read that, statistically, people who read books not only increase their imagination and entertainment levels, but that they are 8 percent happier than people who don't read was a plus. Just some reinforcement there.

And the use of aromatherapy is something I might've considered, but reading the scientific proof that happy scents make happy people and vice versa was enlightening.

Out of the 100 simple techniques, about 90 of them are simple changes anyone can make on a daily basis; approximately 5 are life choices that are not so simple and would take some effort; and 5 or so were a bit vague but then again maybe I was a bit tired when reading them. All in all, I would suggest reading this and may even read it again just to reinforce some of the ideas.
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260 reviews1 follower
March 10, 2021
I really liked the format of this book. It was easy to read and digest. Full of great tips, suggestions, and studies. I finished this book feeling very optimistic! I think this is a book everyone can benefit from reading! 馃榿

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191 reviews15 followers
October 29, 2016
賰鬲丕亘 賲卅丞 爻乇 亘爻賷胤 賲賳 兀爻乇丕乇 丕賱爻毓丿丕亍貙 賰鬲丕亘 禺賮賷賮 噩丿丕賸 賵賷禺鬲夭賱 丕賱賰孬賷乇 賲賳 丕賱丿乇丕爻丕鬲 丕賱賲賮賷丿丞 賵丕賱鬲賷 丕賳 鬲賮賰乇鬲 賮賷賴丕 賯賱賷賱丕賸 爻鬲賰賵賳 賮毓賱丕賸 爻毓賷丿丕賸 丕賵 兀爻毓丿.
丕賱丕賯鬲亘丕爻丕鬲 丕賱鬲賷 鬲匕賰乇鬲 丕賳 丕賰鬲亘賴丕 賴賷 丕賱鬲丕賱賷丞:
"賴賱 賵賱丿鬲 賮賷 賴匕丕 丕賱毓丕賱賲 賱鬲丨氐賱 毓賱賶. 爻賷丕乇丞 兀賮囟賱 賲賳 噩賷乇丕賳賰責 丿毓 賴丿賮賰 丕賱丨賯賷賯賷 賷賵噩賴賰 賱丕 丕賱賲賳丕賮爻丕鬲 丕賱鬲賷 賱丕 鬲賮賷丿賰."
"丨丕賵賱 丕賳 鬲鬲丨爻賳 賵賱賰賳 賱丕 鬲丨丕賵賱 丕賳 鬲賰賵賳 賰丕賲賱丕賸"
"毓賱賷賰 兀賱丕 鬲毓丿 廿賳噩丕夭 卮禺氐 賲丕 丿賱賷賱丕賸 毓賱賶 兀賳 賲丕 鬲賮毓賱賴 丕賳鬲 禺胤兀"

丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賲丨丕賵賱丞 賱鬲賵噩賷賴 鬲賮賰賷乇賳丕 丕賱賶 丕賱鬲賮賰賷乇 亘氐賵乇丞 丕爻毓丿. 丕毓噩亘賳賷 毓賱賶 丕賱乇睾賲 賲賳 乇賰丕賰丞 丕賱鬲乇噩賲丞 賮賷 亘毓囟 丕賱賰賱賲丕鬲 賰賰賱賲丞 "丕賱賳賮爻丕賳賷賵賳" 丕賱鬲賷 丕孬丕乇鬲 囟丨賰賷 賮賷 賰賱 賲乇丞 丕賯乇兀賴丕 賰丕賳 丕賱丕噩丿乇 丕賳 鬲鬲乇噩賲 丕賱賶 "丕賱賲禺鬲氐賷賳 丕賵 丕賱禺亘乇丕亍 賮賷 毓賱賲 丕賱賳賮爻" 丕賵 賲丕 卮丕亘賴貙 賵賱賰賳 賮賷 丕賱禺鬲丕賲 賱賯丿 賰丕賳 賰鬲丕亘丕賸 噩賷丿丕賸.
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6,269 reviews330 followers
May 21, 2015
Happiness. It鈥檚 what people say they want more than anything else in life. The single most important idea I carried away from this book was that most of people鈥檚 happiness comes from having relationships with other people.

Based on research, Niven has collected one hundred ways to be happy. Or at least happier.

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Author听9 books47 followers
April 11, 2016
賮賰乇丞 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 鬲毓鬲賲丿 毓賱賶 賳鬲丕卅噩 賵兀亘丨丕孬 賯丕賲 亘賴丕 毓賱賲丕亍 丿乇爻賵丕 丕賱爻毓丕丿丞 賵丕賱乇囟賶 賮賷 丨賷丕丞 丕賱賳丕爻 賱賷賯賵賲 丕賱賲丐賱賮 亘鬲賱禺賷氐賴丕 賵毓乇囟賴丕 亘卮賰賱 賲亘爻胤 賮賷 賲鬲賳丕賵賱 賷丿 丕賱賯丕乇卅
兀馗賱 兀乇賶 賲賳 賵噩賴丞 賳馗乇賷 兀賳 丕賱爻毓丕丿丞 鬲賰賲賳 賮賷 鬲賲丕賲 丕賱毓亘賵丿賷丞 賱賱賴貙 賵兀賳 賰賱 鬲賱賰 丕賱兀爻乇丕乇 丕賱鬲賷 鬲毓亘 丕賱毓賱賲丕亍 賮賷 丿乇丕爻鬲賴丕 賵鬲丨賱賷賱賴丕 賱賱賵氐賵賱 廿賱賶 丕賱賳鬲丕卅噩 丕賱賲爻乇賵丿丞 賮賷 賰鬲丕亘 賱鬲賯丿賷賲賴丕 賱賳丕 賱丕 賷丨鬲丕噩賴丕 廿賱賶 賲賳 丨丕丿 毓賳 賮胤乇鬲賴 賵賳爻賷 爻亘亘 賵噩賵丿賴 賮賷 丕賱丨賷丕丞.
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231 reviews
July 20, 2017
Kum.
Ba.
Ya.

Very simplistic kumbaya at that.

All the hating on TV was particularly grating, especially the whole bit about TV only offering one simplistic plotline while books apparently expose you to millions of creative trains of thought. Bitch please, and I say that as someone who loves reading.

Quick read, though.
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1,165 reviews38 followers
June 4, 2018
I enjoy reading about happiness. This book had 100 topics. Each topic was discussed on 1-2 pages, starting with the topic, then a story to illustrate the topic and then a snippet of what science has to say. It just didn't click for me. The stories didn't always feel connected to the topic and I really didn't get much out of the science snippets.
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Author听3 books62 followers
August 4, 2017
If I could only abide by the 100 behaviors the book recommends I think I'd be happier and a better human being ...
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7 reviews44 followers
September 2, 2024
I highly recommend this book if you're clinically depressed, or just depressed a lot of times. It's a great self help book for beginners with short chapters. Simple and easy to understand but also very useful. Some of the topics will resonate with you and some won't. Also a lot of these topics may come off as common sense but then again maybe not to some people. A lot of the reviews of this book people are extremely critical when in my opinion it's supposed to be more lighthearted than the way they are taking. You don't have to follow any of the things he mentions if you don't want to. Like I know I'm going to have a hard time turning off my tv lol 馃槶 but that's okay because there were some topics in here that really spoke out to me and I'm happy with that.
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150 reviews5 followers
June 24, 2022
Good tips and perspecives, biggest takeaway is that happiness is a choice
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Author听1 book1,122 followers
February 8, 2018
賰鬲丕亘 禺賮賷賮 賵賲賲鬲毓 賵賴賵 毓亘丕乇丞 毓賳 乇賵卮鬲丞 賲禺鬲氐乇丞 賱兀爻亘丕亘 丕賱爻毓丕丿丞貙 丕爻鬲禺丿賲 賮賷賴丕 丕賱賰丕鬲亘 丕丨氐丕卅賷丕鬲 毓賱賲 丕賱賳賮爻 賵毓賱賲 丕賱丕噩鬲賲丕毓 賲賲丕 兀囟賮賶 毓賱賶 丨丿賷孬賴 賯丿乇 賰亘賷乇 賲賳 丕賱賲氐丿丕賯賷丞.
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4,106 reviews90 followers
February 18, 2025
100 Secrets of Happy People by David Niven
Fabulous read

For some time now I have been fascinated by positive psychology and all those secrets that are revealed to whoever wants to know them.
In fact, when I first Stumbled upon Happiness- a masterpiece by Daniel Gilbert- I thought that the rules should become public policy.
With a friend, we even tried to talk a senator into promoting this idea in the legislature somehow, only to realize how utopic that was.
He said to us in about twenty seconds-
- Very interesting, thank you, good bye now
I still think that the day will come when ads on TV, on public safety issues, will not resume to: "drink 2 liters of water and exercise 30 minutes per day", which is not just fine, exercise is proved to boost your subjective wellbeing.
One day, we will see rules like these 100 secrets promoted on prime time and you will be instructed about the importance of Gratitude, to give just one example.
The 100 Secrets of Happy People range from the obvious
- Believe in yourself
- Volunteer
- Busy is better than bored
And then we have some secrets, which seem a bit hard to comprehend and, indeed see what their relevance is in the world of today
- Learn to use a computer
- Try to think less about people and things that bother you
Some rules are to be found in the extensive literature that fell into my hands over the past years and experts from Tal Ben Shahar to Sonja Lyubomirsky advocate them
- Enjoy (or be grateful in other books for) what you have
- Make your work a calling (or choose a job for which you have a calling as suggested by Ben Shahar)
- Be positive, join a group, smile, do things you are good at, listen to music, reminisce
- Surround yourself with pleasant aromas- this one I particularly like, even if I wonder if good smelling pipe tobacco fits the description
- Keep reading
- Have a purpose /or meaning
The last reminds me of the formula advanced by the father/founder of positive psychology- Martin Seligman
- PERMA
- In which we have Positive emotions, Engagement or Flow, Positive Relationships, Meaning and Achievement
There are some controversial points- in this book, one of the secrets is that money does not buy happiness.
Although it sounds like and I guess it is a proverb (proverbs which one of our sages- Nicolae Noica has said that do not express the truth) money are a disputed issue, for they do have an impact on happiness.
People who are dirt poor, homeless have a very low subjective wellbeing and it seems that we need a comfortable income in order to talk about happiness, somewhere around $ 4,000 in the USA, if I am not mistaken.
There are other themes that are familiar from other books, like The Pursuit of Perfect by the aforementioned Ben Shahar
One rule here says that Complete Satisfaction Does Not exist and studies have shown that maximizers are less happy than satisfizers, aka people who want perfection versus those who are satisfied with very good.
There is a lot of common sense- Keep Your Family Close- indeed, family and friends are among the most important elements of happiness.
Laugh, socialize, share with others, pay attention, you may have what you want, age is not important, turn off the TV.
Some may put you off and make you say, blah this is d茅j脿 vu.
But I simply loved it, when 20 -30 rules proved to be rituals that I already abide by and I will refer to the Wise Ben Shahar- you need to transform into rituals habits that are good, or necessary for you- like exercise, for instance.
I loved this book
25 reviews
January 15, 2019
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Name: Carson Kester

Book title: The 100 Simple Secrets of Happy People: What Scientists Have Learned and How You Can Use It

Personal Response
I enjoyed this book because it gets very detailed when discussing the subject of happiness. The title isn't just for show, the book gives one-hundred genuine ways to improve one's happiness. The book doesn't give generic answers either, many of the simple secrets are actually thought-provoking.

Summary
Throughout the book, Dr. Niven informs the reader of a list of research found by scientists and academics, that can help increase a person's happiness. Dr. Niven takes these important studies and translates them into easily understood advice. He tells you one of the helpful practices and then explains the science behind it.

Recommendations
I would recommend this book to anyone who often finds themselves feeling down. There are several chapters that can help with nearly any mood you may have at the time. Although some chapters can seem a bit cheesy at times, they usually go into enough detail to justify themselves.

Changes in Character
Because this book does not revolve around any specific characters, the characterization can instead by applied to the reader. While reading this book you will learn many ways to improve your mood and become a happier person more often. There were several times were I would not be the peppiest while reading this book, but after a few chapters, I was soon able to dissect what was upsetting me and then avoid it.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
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266 reviews29 followers
March 28, 2017
I could not have chosen this book at a better time. I am aging not so gracefully, bummed out about the latest job fail, and wondering how I could bring more joy into my life. This book provided so many tips. Many I do. Others I had forgotten, and some I had never considered. I am in the process of making many life changes, and plan to incorporate as many of these secrets as possible. In fact, I read most of this book while waiting for an unexpected tire change. I was not happy, as I am between jobs, and this tire had been fixed several times already. But as I read this book online via my library's website through my Ipad and compliments of free wireless from NTB Tire, I felt myself relax, and really get into this book. When I finished, I felt differently, and realized that I could not control situations, but how I handled them. Plus, getting back into reading real books versus clips of fast food Internet information has felt really good. I plan to keep up the habit of reading books more often. This book is a good read, whether you are searching for ways to be happy, or just want to tweak the wonderful life you already have. Be warned; you will not want to put down the book before the end.
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687 reviews675 followers
December 15, 2010
I basically read this entire book during one commute (it was a long commute involving an unauthorized person on the tracks). The author digests a mountain of academic papers about happiness into 1-2 page anecdotes and guidelines about the kinds of activities and habits of mind that make people happy. I suppose I鈥檓 an essentially happy person because most of the things he says seem supremely obvious to me, even if I鈥檓 only 95% successful at doing them. (But I don鈥檛 beat myself up about being only 95% successful, because that would make me unhappy.)

If the author enjoys writing readable summaries of papers, I have a stack of articles on information retrieval, machine learning, information-seeking behavior, and text categorization that I can send him at any time.

I picked this up because a friend had read it and it was available at the library, so it met my expectations mostly because they were very moderate. Note that it was published in 2000, so a lot of the source material may be out of date.
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136 reviews14 followers
January 22, 2008
I think it's fascinating that there are psychologists now who are studying happiness. It is neat that they are looking into what healthy people are doing right instead of what unhealthy people are doing wrong.

However -- I thought this book was a bit fluff. It seems like they took a list of the 100 most common traits of happy people, added some statistics and then wrote some little fluffy paragraphs to go with each one.

I liked the list and the statistics, but the little stories weren't so inspiring and they weren't that great. My recommendation: Get this book at the library, and copy the 100 things and maybe some of the statistics. Don't bother with the "Chicken Soup" wanna-be stories.
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119 reviews31 followers
June 10, 2014
I like this book, mostly. Mr. Niven gives short snippets of actions that can lead to happiness, followed by a short example of somebody who did or didn't take that action (and the positive or negative consequences that arose), followed finally by a result of a study showing how taking these actions is generally better than not doing so. One concern: It seems that some of the suggestions are very similar to others, and probably could have been combined. Perhaps you could say there are differences, but were they so significant that they had to be in separate categories, or did Mr. Niven split hairs in order to have 100 secrets? All in all, a helpful book that I'd recommend for somebody seeking quick but powerful helps.
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1,674 reviews144 followers
December 25, 2015
I am intrigued by happiness and the many ways people try and find it, an interest left over from a college course I took called Happiness and the Good Life. This was a small book with a bit of a hokey premise, though it is full of good advice. The chapters were short (about 2 pages each), so they were easy to read but I think I would have preferred a more in-depth look at each of the "secrets" and why they work. Still, I found it interesting.
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75 reviews14 followers
July 14, 2009
It was one of good self-help books I've ever read. You may apply in your everyday life. The author made good summaries from academic journals. The book is surely readable and interesting though there might be nothing novel. Common sense based. However, the thing is we easily forget such a way to human's well-being. The book may remind me of something important in life. But just a self-help book. Nothing serious but good.
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Author听1 book259 followers
July 27, 2016
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Tr奴kumai (-): Tyrimai 17+ met懦 senumo (naujausias 1999, vidutiniai apie 1995). Didel臈 dalis tyrim懦 kartojasi. 艩iaip sura拧yta taip, kad atrodo lyg nemokamas pamfeltas, dalinamas prenumeruojant tinklara拧膷ius. ...Labai gali b奴ti, kad prad啪ioje tai ir buvo tai.

Tyrimai - smagu, bet jie velni拧kai seni, o ra拧ymo kokyb臈 prasta. :'(
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262 reviews86 followers
December 29, 2007
This book lists 100 different ways that some people have a better life. Since most of the ways listed are the way you think about the good and bad in your life, this list is more a nose-thumbing to those folks that aren't wired that way.
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214 reviews5 followers
April 8, 2016
Como a leitora Adalira Morningstar escreveu h谩 dois anos, 茅 um livro de auto-ajuda que... n茫o ajuda. Serviu-me para exercitar a l铆ngua, aprender vocabul谩rio. N茫o tinha outros livros faceis para ler neste momento. Uma estrela para o portugu锚s usado, outra para o que merece o livro pr贸prio.
13 reviews1 follower
July 11, 2007
I like to keep this around and read a few chapters when I'm grumpy.
14 reviews
August 7, 2008
A sweet summer read. The facts and research are interesting but the anecdotal stories to back up the facts are lame.
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