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The Danish Search for the World's Happiest People
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A practical guide to what makes us happy, from the CEO of the Happiness Research Institute in Copenhagen and bestselling author of The Little Book of Hygge.
We all know Denmark is the happiest country in the world—but this doesn't make it perfect. Happiness isn't exclusively Danish. Nor is it just eating pastries, lighting candles, and practising hygge. Happiness is something available to all, wherever you are, and whatever your means. Starting from the Happiness Research Institute in Copenhagen, Meik Wiking, probably the happiest man in the world, travels across the globe on a quest to uncover the secrets of the very happiest people from Dubai to Rio de Janeiro, taking back to his native country their tips, tricks, and unique approaches to a fulfilled life.
Exploring the happiness gap for parents, how much money you really need to buy happiness, and why—luckily for us—the expectation of kissing Rachel Weiss is better than the real thing, Meik brings together a global roadmap for happiness with his trademark wit. Weaving together original research and personal anecdotes, The Little Book of Lykke gives us a new approach to achieving everyday happiness.
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"[The Little Book of Lykke] will jumpstart your [year] in such a positive way, and who knows … might even change your life!" (The Nerd Daily)
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Hired by ForbesTraveler.com to review some of the most luxurious accommodations on Earth, and then inspired by a chance encounter in Dubai with the impoverished workers whose backbreaking jobs create such opulence, Bob Harris had an epiphany: He would turn his own good fortune into an effort to make lives like theirs better.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wonderfully entertaining and accessible book
- De Tim en 01-15-14
De: Bob Harris
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Thrive
- Finding Happiness the Blue Zones Way
- De: Dan Buettner
- Narrado por: Michael McConnohie
- Duración: 7 h y 9 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 106
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 72
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 71
In the first book to identify demographically proven happiness hotspots worldwide, researcher and explorer Dan Buettner documents the happiest people on earth and reveals how we can create our own happy zones. Detailing extraordinary new discoveries and meticulous research on four continents, Buettner observes happiness in unlikely places and gleans surprising insight into what generates contentment and what it means to thrive.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Around the world with circular reasoning
- De Andy en 05-17-11
De: Dan Buettner
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Overwhelmed
- Work, Love, and Play When No One Has the Time
- De: Brigid Schulte
- Narrado por: Tavia Gilbert
- Duración: 12 h y 6 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 379
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 329
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 325
According to the Leisure Studies Department at the University of Iowa, true leisure is “that place in which we realize our humanity.” If that’s true, argues Brigid Schulte, then we're doing dangerously little realizing of our humanity. In Overwhelmed, Schulte, a staff writer for The Washington Post, asks: Are our brains, our partners, our culture, and our bosses making it impossible for us to experience anything but “contaminated time”?
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3 out of 5 stars
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Depressing, Dreary Listening Experience
- De Deb A en 04-19-15
De: Brigid Schulte
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The Why Axis
- Hidden Motives and the Undiscovered Economics of Everyday Life
- De: Uri Gneezy, John A. List
- Narrado por: Eric Martin
- Duración: 9 h y 8 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 92
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 79
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 79
Uri Gneezy and John List are like the anthropologists who spend months in the field studying the people in their native habitats. But in their case they embed themselves in our messy world to try and solve big, difficult problems, such as the gap between rich and poor students and the violence plaguing inner city schools; the real reasons people discriminate; whether women are really less competitive than men; and how to correctly price products and services. Their field experiments show how economic incentives can change outcomes.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Some Interesting Insights But Poor Science
- De Harold Toomey en 06-09-23
De: Uri Gneezy, y otros
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The Secrets of Happy Families
- Surprising New Ideas to Bring More Togetherness, Less Chaos, and Greater Joy
- De: Bruce Feiler
- Narrado por: Bruce Feiler
- Duración: 7 h y 44 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 460
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 388
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 389
Best-selling author and New York Times family columnist Bruce Feiler found himself squeezed between caring for aging parents and raising his children. So he set out on a three-year journey to find the smartest solutions and the most cutting-edge research about families. Instead of the usual family "experts", he sought out the most creative minds - from Silicon Valley to the set of Modern Family, from the country's top negotiators to the Green Berets - and asked them what team-building exercises and problem-solving techniques they use with their families.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Well worth reading, even if you can't do it all!
- De Amazon Customer en 02-28-13
De: Bruce Feiler
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The Upside of Irrationality
- The Unexpected Benefits of Defying Logic at Work and at Home
- De: Dan Ariely
- Narrado por: Simon Jones
- Duración: 8 h y 18 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,665
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 997
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 987
In his groundbreaking book Predictably Irrational, social scientist Dan Ariely revealed the multiple biases that lead us into making unwise decisions. Now, in The Upside of Irrationality, he exposes the surprising negative and positive effects irrationality can have on our lives. Focusing on our behaviors at work and in relationships, he offers new insights and eye-opening truths about what really motivates us on the job.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Not as good as the first
- De Stephen en 06-20-10
De: Dan Ariely
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The International Bank of Bob
- Connecting Our World One $25 Kiva Loan at a Time
- De: Bob Harris
- Narrado por: Bob Harris
- Duración: 9 h y 33 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 41
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 38
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 38
Hired by ForbesTraveler.com to review some of the most luxurious accommodations on Earth, and then inspired by a chance encounter in Dubai with the impoverished workers whose backbreaking jobs create such opulence, Bob Harris had an epiphany: He would turn his own good fortune into an effort to make lives like theirs better.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wonderfully entertaining and accessible book
- De Tim en 01-15-14
De: Bob Harris
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The Childhood Roots of Adult Happiness
- Five Steps to Help Kids Create and Sustain Lifelong Joy
- De: Edward M. Hallowell MD
- Narrado por: Pete Larkin
- Duración: 8 h y 52 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 42
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 36
Edward M. Hallowell, MD, father of three and a clinical psychiatrist, has thought long and hard about what makes children feel good about themselves and the world they live in. Now, in The Childhood Roots of Adult Happiness, he shares his findings with all of us who care about children. We don't need statistical studies or complicated expert opinions to raise children. What we do need is love, wonder, and the confidence to trust our instincts.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Love this book and will be listening again
- De Jenny en 09-15-22
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Do Nothing
- How to Break Away from Overworking, Overdoing, and Underliving
- De: Celeste Headlee
- Narrado por: Celeste Headlee
- Duración: 7 h y 41 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 900
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 760
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 756
In Do Nothing, award-winning journalist Celeste Headlee illuminates a new path ahead, seeking to institute a global shift in our thinking so we can stop sabotaging our well-being, put work aside, and start living instead of doing. As it turns out, we’re searching for external solutions to an internal problem. We won’t find what we’re searching for in punishing diets, productivity apps, or the latest self-improvement schemes. Yet all is not lost - we just need to learn how to take time for ourselves, without agenda or profit, and redefine what is truly worthwhile.
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1 out of 5 stars
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I almost never leave reviews
- De keli wolfe en 03-03-22
De: Celeste Headlee
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Life on Purpose
- How Living for What Matters Most Changes Everything
- De: Victor J. Strecher
- Narrado por: R.C. Bray
- Duración: 5 h y 34 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 216
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 186
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 181
A pioneer in the field of behavioral science delivers a groundbreaking work that shows how finding your purpose in life leads to better health and overall happiness. Your life is a boat. You need a rudder. But it doesn't matter how much wind is in your sails if you're not steering toward a harbor - an ultimate purpose in your life. While the greatest philosophers have pondered purpose for centuries, today it has been shown to have a concrete impact on our health.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A truly life-changing book
- De Radiant Dark en 11-05-16
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All the Money in the World
- What the Happiest People Know About Getting and Spending
- De: Laura Vanderkam
- Narrado por: Karen Saltus
- Duración: 7 h y 23 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 83
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 66
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 66
How happy would you be if you had all the money in the world? We spend endless hours obsessing over our budgets and investments, trying to figure out ways to stretch every dollar. We try to follow the advice of money gurus and financial planners, then kick ourselves whenever we spend too much or save too little. For all of the stress and effort we put into every choice, why are most of us unhappy about our finances? According to Laura Vanderkam, the key is to change your perspective.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Very Practical Book with Good Ideas
- De Herstory buff en 07-03-14
De: Laura Vanderkam
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The Gift of Adversity
- The Unexpected Benefits of Life's Difficulties, Setbacks, and Imperfections
- De: Norman E. Rosenthal M.D.
- Narrado por: Erik Synnestvedt
- Duración: 10 h y 21 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 71
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 59
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 58
The noted research psychiatrist explores how life's disappointments and difficulties provide us with the lessons we need to become better, bigger, and more resilient human beings. Adversity is an irreducible fact of life. Although we can and should learn from all experiences, both positive and negative best-selling author Dr. Norman E. Rosenthal believes that adversity is by far the best teacher most of us will ever encounter.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Book ruined by the narrator
- De David C. en 12-07-22
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Fred 2.0
- New Ideas on How to Keep Delivering Extraordinary Results
- De: Mark Sanborn, Margaret Kelly - foreword
- Narrado por: Stephen Bel Davies
- Duración: 4 h y 40 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 80
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 76
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 77
Nine years ago, best-selling author and business consultant Mark Sanborn introduced the world to Fred, his postman, who delivered extraordinary service in simple but remarkable ways. Fred’s story inspired millions. Companies - even, cities - were inspired to turn the ordinary into the extraordinary each day. Today, with stiff competition from the networked global economy, delivering extraordinary results is more important than ever. With Fred 2.0, Mark not only revisits the original Fred to gain new insights, but also equips all of us with new strategies to achieve more.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Excellent extension of The Fred Factor
- De Mike Henry Sr. en 02-07-15
De: Mark Sanborn, y otros
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Your Turn
- How to Be an Adult
- De: Julie Lythcott-Haims
- Narrado por: Julie Lythcott-Haims
- Duración: 20 h y 21 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 74
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 59
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 58
What does it mean to be an adult? In the 20th century, psychologists came up with five markers of adulthood: finish your education, get a job, leave home, marry, and have children. Since then, every generation has been held to those same markers. Yet so much has changed about the world and living in it since that sequence was formulated. All of those markers are choices, and they’re all valid, but any one person’s choices along those lines do not make them more or less an adult.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Not the book that was advertised
- De M. Rogers en 04-13-21
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The Five Side Effects of Kindness
- De: David R. Hamilton PHD
- Narrado por: David R. Hamilton PHD
- Duración: 3 h y 30 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 46
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 41
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 40
Despite what you might have been told, we're not inherently selfish. The truth is we're inherently kind. Scientific evidence has proven that kindness changes the brain, impacts the heart and immune system, is an antidote to depression, and even slows the aging process. We're actually genetically wired to be kind. In The Five Side Effects of Kindness, David Hamilton shows that the effects of kindness are felt daily throughout our nervous system.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Amazing
- De Karoline Fischer en 12-22-22
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Thank You Power
- Making the Science of Gratitude Work for You
- De: Deborah Norville
- Narrado por: Deborah Norville
- Duración: 4 h y 11 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 80
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 66
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 66
Journalist Deborah Norville uses her reporting skills to highlight the exciting research that proves that life improvements can stem from the practice of gratitude. Thank You Power is the extraordinary force that comes simply from acknowledging the "good things" in life. Beginning with the regular practice of counting one's blessings and feeling thankful for them, one can become healthier, happier, smarter, more resilient, and even able to undo the negative effects of stress.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Keep it simple
- De Gary Patton en 12-12-24
De: Deborah Norville
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Before You Know It
- The Unconscious Reasons We Do What We Do
- De: John Bargh PhD
- Narrado por: George Newbern
- Duración: 11 h y 17 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 147
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 129
For more than three decades, Dr. John Bargh has been responsible for the revolutionary research into the unconscious mind, research that informed best sellers like Blink and Thinking Fast and Slow. Now, in what Dr. John Gottman said "will be the most important and exciting book in psychology that has been written in the past 20 years", Dr. Bargh takes us on an entertaining and enlightening tour of the forces that affect everyday behavior while transforming our understanding of ourselves in profound ways.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Political jab
- De Brad en 10-20-17
De: John Bargh PhD
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168 Hours
- You Have More Time Than You Think
- De: Laura Vanderkam
- Narrado por: Elizabeth London
- Duración: 7 h y 48 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 873
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 699
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 694
There are 168 hours in a week. This book is about where the time really goes, and how we can all use it better. It's an unquestioned truth of modern life: we are starved for time. With the rise of two-income families, extreme jobs, and 24/7 connectivity, life is so frenzied we can barely find time to breathe. We tell ourselves we'd like to read more, get to the gym regularly, try new hobbies, and accomplish all kinds of goals.
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2 out of 5 stars
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I really wanted to like this book
- De Tiffany en 11-04-10
De: Laura Vanderkam
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Happy Mind, Happy Life
- The New Science of Mental Wellbeing
- De: Dr. Rangan Chatterjee
- Narrado por: Dr. Rangan Chatterjee
- Duración: 5 h y 16 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 199
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 166
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 166
During his twenty years as a GP, Dr. Rangan Chatterjee, author of the international bestseller Feel Better in 5, has seen first-hand that motivation isn't always enough for us to maintain a healthy lifestyle. It's only when we learn how to support our own mental wellbeing and cultivate core happiness that these choices become easy. In Happy Mind, Happy Life, Dr. Chatterjee shares cutting-edge insights into the science of happiness and reveals ten simple ways to put you back in control of your health.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Ok
- De Anonymous User en 07-01-22