Most Popular Books by Tal Ben-Shahar

Can You Learn to Be Happy? "There are few self-help books more resolutley down to earth than Happier...Ben Shahar provides straightforward guidelines for integrating habits of gratitude and accepting negative emotions into daily life" Observer, January 2012 YES . . . according to the teacher of Harvard University''s most popular and life-changing course. One out of every five Harvard students has lined up to hear Tal Ben-Shahar''s insightful and inspiring lectures on that ever-elusive state: HAPPINESS. HOW? Grounded in the revolutionary "positive psychology" movement, Ben-Shahar ingeniously combines scientific studies, scholarly research, self-help advice, and spiritual enlightenment. He weaves them together into a set of principles that you can apply to your daily life. Once you open your heart and mind to Happier ''s thoughts, you will feel more fulfilled, more connected . . . and, yes, HAPPIER. "This fine book shimmers with a rare brand of good sense that is imbedded in scientific knowledge about how to increase happiness. It is easy to see how this is the backbone of the most popular course at Harvard today." - Martin E. P. Seligman, author of Authentic Happiness This paperback edition contains a preview chapter of Tal Ben-Shahar''s ''The Pursuit of Perfect''

A brilliant guide to living a happier life (even if it''s not so perfect) Bestselling author Tal Ben-Shahar has done it again. In Being Happy (originally published in hardcover as The Pursuit of Perfect, 978-0-07160882-4), he gives you not only you the theory but also the tools to help you learn how to accept life as it actually is instead of what you think it should be. By using the science of positive psychology along with acceptance, Ben-Shahar shows you how to escape the rat race and begin living a life of serenity, happiness, and fulfillment. With the same technique that made Happier such a great success, Being Happy shows you how to let go of unrealistic expectations and truly accept your emotions for a more serene life. Praise for Ben-Shahar: "[Tal Ben-Shahar has] a rare brand of good sense that is embedded in scientific knowledge about how to increase happiness." -- Martin E. P. Seligman, author of Authentic Happiness "Ben-Shahar teaches that happiness isn’t as elusive as people think." -- Publishers Weekly "One of the most popular teachers in Harvard’s recent history." -- Ellen J. Langer, author of Mindfulness and On Becoming an Artist Tal Ben-Shahar is the New York Times bestselling author of Happier. He consults and lectures around the world to executives in multinational corporations, the general public, and at-risk populations. For more information, visit www.talbenshahar.com

Can You Learn to Be Happy? YES . . . according to the teacher of Harvard University’s most popular and life-changing course. One out of every five Harvard students has lined up to hear Tal Ben-Shahar’s insightful and inspiring lectures on that ever-elusive state: HAPPINESS. HOW? Grounded in the revolutionary “positive psychology” movement, Ben-Shahar ingeniously combines scientific studies, scholarly research, self-help advice, and spiritual enlightenment. He weaves them together into a set of principles that you can apply to your daily life. Once you open your heart and mind to Happier ’s thoughts, you will feel more fulfilled, more connected . . . and, yes, HAPPIER. “Dr. Ben-Shahar, one of the most popular teachers in Harvard’s recent history, has written a personal, informed, and highly enjoyable primer on how to become happier. It would be wise to take his advice.” --Ellen J. Langer, author of Mindfulness and On Becoming an Artist “This fine book shimmers with a rare brand of good sense that is imbedded in scientific knowledge about how to increase happiness. It is easy to see how this is the backbone of the most popular course at Harvard today." --Martin E. P. Seligman, author of Authentic Happiness

What kind of life do you want for yourself? What choices will create this kind of life? In his New York Times bestseller Happier, positive psychology expert Tal Ben-Shahar taught us how to become happier through simple exercises. Now, in Choose the Life You Want, he has a new, life-changing lesson to share: Drawing on the latest psychological research, Ben-Shahar shows how making the right choices—not the big, once-in-a-lifetime choices, but the countless small choices we make every day almost without noticing—has a direct, long-lasting impact on our happiness. Every single moment is an opportunity to make a conscious choice for a happy and fulfilled life. Choose the Life You Want covers 101 such choices, complete with real-life stories, to help you identify and act on opportunities large and small.

DO YOU WANT YOUR LIFE TO BE PERFECT? We''re all laboring under our own and society''s expectations to be perfect in every way-to look younger, to make more money, to be happy all the time. But according to Tal Ben-Shahar, the New York Times bestselling author of Happier, the pursuit of perfect may actually be the number-one internal obstacle to finding happiness. OR DO YOU WANT TO BE HAPPY? Applying cutting-edge research in the field of positive psychology-the scientific principles taught in his wildly popular course at Harvard University-Ben-Shahar takes us off the impossible pursuit of perfection and directs us to the way to happiness, richness, and true fulfillment. He shows us the freedom derived from not trying to do it all right all the time and the real lessons that failure and painful emotions can teach us. YOU DON''T HAVE TO BE PERFECT TO BE PERFECTLY HAPPY! In The Pursuit of Perfect, Tal Ben-Shahar offers an optimal way of thinking about failure and success--and the very way we live. He provides exercises for self reflection, meditations, and "Time-Ins" to help you rediscover what you really want out of life. Praise for Tal Ben-Shahar''s Happier: "This fine book shimmers with a rare brand of good sense that is embedded in scientific knowledge about how to increase happiness. It is easy to see how this is the backbone of the most popular course at Harvard today." -Martin E. P. Seligman, author of Authentic Happiness

Even when everything is going wrong, the science of happiness can help you! Pioneering positive psychologist and New York Times–bestselling author Tal Ben-Shahar shows us how in Happier, No Matter What. Ben-Shahar busts the all-too-common ideas that success brings happiness and that we can seek happiness itself. When hard times thwart our success and steal our joy, these ideas actually invite despair by leaving us with nothing to do. But we can do something: We can climb the SPIRE—Ben-Shahar’s five-step staircase to hope and purpose. Spiritual: I am experiencing meaning. Physical: My body’s needs are met. Intellectual: I am learning. Relational: My friends support me. Emotional: I am allowed to feel. By truly living these five elements of well-being, we build the resilience to carry us through anything—from a personal loss to a global pandemic. Ben-Shahar’s all-new SPIRE method shows us the way to becoming “whole again”—and when we’re whole, we invite happiness in.

Think of the last time you were at your best and working in the zone. Now compare that to all the time you’ve spent just going through the motions. How would you quantify the difference between the two in terms of how you felt and what you produced? Would you rate it as a 5% difference. . . a 50% difference? Most people would describe the gulf between those two states of being as vast—as deep and wide as the Grand Canyon. For quality of experience, engagement, productivity, and just the sheer joy of living, the majority of people asked to rate the difference between flourishing and floundering found it to be around a factor of 10. In their work with managers and executives at leading companies around the world, authors Tal Ben-Shahar and Angus Ridgway have identified a select group of individuals who consistently perform at their peak, and who make work seem effortless and working with them feel easy. The name they’ve given to those lucky few is “10X Leaders”. You know who they are. They’re the team leaders who bring out the best in everyone. They’re the senior managers who drive growth and innovation. They’re the dream bosses, dream partners, and dream colleagues. There’s a good chance you’ve encountered at least one 10X leader in your career—you’re probably thinking of one right now. And you wondered how they did it. Dr. Ben-Shahar and Mr. Ridgway believe they know the answer. They have identified the core characteristics, behaviors, and cognitive styles that all 10X leaders share. Even better, they’ve developed a way for virtually anyone to cultivate those traits and ways of thinking in themselves to become happier, more effective, and more successful. In this powerful new book they describe their revolutionary SHARP (Strength, Health, Absorption, Relationships, and Purpose) program for becoming a 10X leader. They tell you the true stories of people at organizations around the globe who’ve become more effective by learning to use these performance multipliers. And they offer proven strategies for mastering those characteristics and habits for lasting change—the kind of change that can bring you greater fulfilment and success, not just at work, but in every area of your life.

Sometimes even a New York Times–bestselling happiness expert could use some advice . . . In his trailblazing Harvard courses, his internationally bestselling books, as well as his lectures and videos, positive psychologist Tal Ben-Shahar has shared his wisdom on finding fulfillment with people around the world. But even a happiness expert needs a sympathetic ear now and then. Tal found his—not in a fellow psychologist or guru, but in his longtime neighborhood barber, Avi, who (along with cutting hair) dispenses wisdom beyond his years: Moving fast is important, but so is knowing when to wait. The more you provide for your children, the less they gain f0r themselves. If only people brought the same levels of commitment to their relationships as they do to their work. The best way to gain trust is to give trust. Short Cuts to Happiness distills two years of Tal and Avi’s revelatory barbershop talk into forty brief chapters to dip in and out of, or to enjoy straight through. Each one reminds us how easy it is to find common ground on the things that matter most—and how good it is to talk with a tried-and-true friend.

Cultivate lasting change with simple habits, from New York Times bestselling author Tal Ben-Shahar. Do you struggle to make real change because you’re starting too big without building a foundation first—get a new job, lose twenty pounds, learn a new language? Maybe the tools at your disposal seem inadequate, the prospect of change overwhelms you, and you feel stuck. In Happy Habits, happiness expert Tal Ben-Shahar provides accessible and easy-to-implement tools, and an easy-to-follow three step process, that can help you realize your goals, aspirations, and dreams. He starts with simple intervention techniques to reset your mood in as little time as possible–what he calls Happiness Boosters in the form of MVIs–Minimum Viable Interventions, which include: Taking three deep breaths Writing down five things for which you are grateful Reading a quote slowly and deliberately Vigorously climbing stairs for 45 seconds From there, discover how to improve wellbeing–spiritual, physical, intellectual, relational, and emotional–and build a stronger base within yourself for committing to change, increasing your willpower, and finding joy in the journey. The final step in Ben-Shahar’s guide will help you learn how to create the daily rituals that will help you turn goals into habits, and intentions into reality, using the 3 Rs of change: Reminders Repetitions Rituals With concrete examples, practical, direct advice, and an easy-to-follow action plan, Ben-Shahar shows you that while cultivating lasting change takes motivation, it does not have to be a frustrating experience that is doomed to failure: you’re just starting without the foundation you need for real change.

Learn to be Happier. Week by Week. In this week-by-week guided journal, Tal Ben-Shahar offers a full year''sworth of exercises to inspire happiness every day. Using the groundbreakingprinciples of positive psychology that he taught in his wildly popularcourse at Harvard University and that inspired his worldwide bestsellerHappier, Ben-Shahar has designed a series of tools and techniques toenable us all to find more pleasure and meaning in our lives. 52 weeks of new exercises, meditations, and “time-ins” A journal to record your thoughts, feelings, and personal growth Life-changing insights of philosophers, psychologists, artists,writers, scientists, and successful entrepreneurs This is no ordinary self-help book that you read and toss aside. It''s acomplete, user-driven journal filled with proactive challenges, thoughtprovokingquestions, and “time-ins” that allow you to pause and reflect.You can engage in these activities every day to stimulate your creativity,enhance your sense of empowerment, enrich the quality of your life, and,yes, feel Even Happier.

In this book, Tal Ben-Shahar introduces a new interdisciplinary field of study that is dedicated to exploring happiness. The study of happiness ought not be left to psychologists alone. Philosophers, theologians, biologists, economists, and scholars from other disciplines have explored ways of attaining happiness, and to do justice to this important pursuit, we ought to listen to their words and experiment with their prescriptions. Not only does the field of happiness studies embrace different disciplines, it also approaches happiness as a multifaceted and multidimensional variable that includes five parts which form the acronym SPIRE: Spiritual wellbeing Physical wellbeing Intellectual wellbeing Relational wellbeing Emotional wellbeing This book addresses each of these elements of happiness, explains them, and addresses practical ways for their cultivation.

Two books in one eBook package! The BESTSELLING guide to true happiness combined with HANDS-ON EXERCISES to making it stick—every day Can you learn to be happy? YES . . . according Tal Ben-Shahar, bestselling author and the teacher of Harvard University’s most popular and life-changing course. One out of every five Harvard students has lined up to hear Ben-Shahar’s insightful and inspiring lectures on that simple but ever-elusive state of mind and emotion: happiness. The Complete Guide to Being Happier combines Ben-Shahar’s philosophy and techniques with his hands-on regimen for actually working at becoming happier. This life-changing eBook package includes: Happier—GLOBAL BESTSELLER! Grounded in the revolutionary “positive psychology” movement, Happier combines scientific studies, scholarly research, self-help advice, and spiritual enlightenment. Ben-Shahar weaves them together into a set of principles you can apply to your daily life. Once you open your heart and mind to Happier thoughts, you will feel more fulfilled, more connected . . . and, yes, HAPPIER. “Dr. Ben-Shahar, one of the most popular teachers in Harvard’s recent history, has written a personal, informed, and highly enjoyable primer on how to become happier. It would be wise to take his advice.” —Ellen J. Langer, author of Mindfulness and On Becoming an Artist Even Happier In this week-by-week guided journal, Tal Ben-Shahar offers a full year''s worth of exercises to inspire happiness every day. It’s packed with tools and techniques to help you find more pleasure and meaning in your life, including: 52 weeks of exercises, meditations, and “time-ins” A journal to record your thoughts, feelings, and personal growth Life-changing insights of philosophers, psychologists, artists, writers, scientists, and successful entrepreneurs

Nos esforzamos día a día para alcanzar un imposible. Queremos parecer más jóvenes, ganar más dinero, vivir una vida plena y destacar en los deportes. Sin embargo, según Tal Ben Shahar, prestigioso profesor de la universidad de Harvard, la búsqueda de la perfección es el principal motivo de nuestra infelicidad. Cómo dice él, “o aprendemos a fallar o fallamos al aprender”. Pero, ¿debemos dejar de marcarnos metas más altas?, ¿abandonamos nuestros retos?, ¿es bueno el conformismo?. Lo que el autor propone es aprender a diferenciar entre el perfeccionismo neurótico y el perfeccionismo positivo u optimalista, como él lo llama. Para alcanzar la felicidad debemos disfrutar del éxito, apreciarlo, agradecerlo y aceptar el mundo tal como es.

快樂，不是來自完美無傷，而是取決於行動選擇 讓我們從波動中復原的反脆弱力量 哈佛人讚譽改變人生的一堂課，哈佛史上最受歡迎正向心理學的教授班夏哈，再次指引我們更快樂的途徑。 從5個面向鍛鍊心力量，每一天都比過去更完整、更有力量。 你是否有羨慕過經歷人生重大變異，依然能堅毅面對的人？ 痛失至親、重大意外、致命疾病……當人生變得很不容易，我們需要的是能吸收衝擊，不被打倒的彈性。 作者班夏哈是哈佛史上最受歡迎的正向心理學教授，其上課人數高達哈佛學生總數的1/4，更被譽為一堂改變人生的課。頂尖國際企業微軟、Google、可口可樂、英特爾等，紛紛邀請班夏哈為中高階經理人分享快樂之道。 班夏哈認為正向心理學有助於我們提升自我認同與主觀幸福感，更是啟動韌性的根源。當意外與苦厄來臨時，能幫助我們具備更好的承接應變能力，甚至從中獲得成長。 為了讓更多人練習更靠近快樂，作者將這堂哈佛快樂課再次精煉，透過一些簡單的改變，來和生活中的意義產生連結。選定適合自己的干預行動，就能幫助自己重建心理復原力。 •重新賦予意義／精神（Spiritual）： 重新辨識你所做的事情的真正價值與用意。路不轉，人轉：將海邊的垃圾撿起來→免除海洋生物受困於垃圾的危難。只需要幾分鐘的覺察，就可以讓一切改觀。 •正視修復需求／身體（Physical）： 無論活動與不活動，都能達到修復。五分鐘散步、十五分鐘小憩、一小時慢跑、兩小時獨處、一天完整的休假，善待身體幫助我們身心清明。 •發想正面問題／智識（Intellectual）： 「生活中有什麼進行得很順利？」、「在關係裡，什麼部份我們做得很好？」正向聚焦，滿足你的求知與好奇，都能幫助複雜的思緒簡化且安定。 •大方關愛自己／關係（Relational）： 「我現在想睡個午覺」、「我今天想運動，還是明天我們再一起去看電影？」提出自己的需求並不自私，反而能讓對方了解你的想法促使關係穩定。 •區分我與情緒／情緒（Emotional）： 將「我好焦慮，我就是個負面的人」轉變為「我現在感到緊張、有壓力」把情緒中性化，無論何種情緒，都將會過去。 本書幫助你，增強心理免疫系統、強化心理韌性，重啟修復身心正循環。 快樂是一種連續的選擇，在最糟糕的狀態下，我們也能透過持續的選擇，幫助自己好過一些。透過在生活中真正身體力行幸福要素，我們就可以替自己鍛造韌性。全新的SPIRE就像是一種心理疫苗，可以增強我們防禦生活挑戰的能力，無論我們遇到什麼，都有更快樂的選擇！ 選擇更快樂推薦 江前緯│Hahow好學校共同創辦人 陳郁敏│Happier Lab更快樂實驗所創辦人 黑幼龍│中文卡內基訓練®創辦人 愛瑞克│《內在原力》作者、TMBA共同創辦人 蔡依橙│素養教育工作坊 核心講師 （以上依姓名首字筆劃排序） 各界盛讚 快樂是靈魂內建的強大力量，但如何喚醒它、造就正向循環則是人生中必學的主題。《更快樂的選擇》帶領我們探索五個不同面向的幸福，理解快樂並非成功帶來的，而是在生活中建構自己的「反脆弱」韌性，往更理想的自己邁進。對世界保有好奇心、持續學習也是其中一個作者提出的好方法，推薦給大家透過學習習慣的養成，不論是對自我的覺察，或往外探索未知的知識，在這些累積自我的過程中，找到實踐快樂的秘訣！──江前緯，Hahow好學校共同創辦人 身為幸福學研究者和「更快樂」教練，我絕對不會要求你「一定要快樂」，因為快樂是一種選擇，快樂是需要採取行動的，只是你要學會用對的方法。塔爾是位嚴謹的學者，這本書提供的方法，不只有科學依據也很容易付諸實踐。 這本書的英文書名是「Happier，no matter what」，意思是無論你處於逆境或順境，我們都可以讓自己更快樂一些。這個觀點我完全認同。書裡提供SPIRE模式的幸福五要素，其中I指的是智識（Intellectual），是比較容易被忽略的更快樂途徑，值得大家多關注。 二○○六年當我在美國賓州大學修正向心理學課程（Master of Applied Positive Psychology）的時候，塔爾當時在哈佛大學開設幸福學課程，後來成為哈佛大學有史以來最受歡迎的課程。很高興看到他持續推動幸福學，讓更多人找到「更快樂」的智慧及方法。──陳郁敏，Happier Lab更快樂實驗所創辦人，正向心理學研究者／教練 很高興有一本分析與教我們更快樂幸福的書，有點相見恨晚的感覺。畢竟，我們一生的終極目標就是快樂與幸福。 哈佛大學從一九三八年起，就連績追蹤二組，一組是哈佛大學二年級的學生，另一組則是波士頓貧民區的青少年，共計七百多人。長達七十五年的調研，其中包括訪談、錄影、驗血、腦部攝影，目的是為了找到幸福的關鍵因素。就結果發現，人的幸福與否，關鍵在於「溝通與人際互動」。 累積了數十萬份調研資訊一再驗證，人能否快樂幸福與他的學識、金錢、名望，甚至與他有多努力工作都無關；而是有幾位知心朋友，人際關係好的人，較為快樂幸福。 既然有這麼多證據證明溝通與人際關係會影響我們一生，為什麼我們仍不予理會，或照常工作與生活呢？原因是：我們是「人」。人總盼快樂幸福能從天而降；人常希望有速成之道（quick fix）。 能交到可以傾訴心聲的好朋友，能由衷的享受人際互動的樂趣，需要學習、練習。在練習的過程，好好地閱讀這本書，就是一個很好的開始！──黑幼龍，中文卡內基訓練創辦人 很認同作者所說，大多數人都聽過「創傷後壓力症候群」，然而，任何創傷或苦厄並不全然只留下壞的後遺症，也有可能出現「創傷後成長」的好處，而關鍵在於如何讓自己更快樂的能力，我自己本身就是遇過創傷，而事後來看變得更好的受惠者。透過此書相當全面性、理論與實務兼備的佐證，引導讀者們一步步練習，其實，人人都可以掌握這種能力！──愛瑞克，《內在原力》作者、TMBA共同創辦人 塔爾．班夏哈再度出擊！在你手中的是一本容易閱讀的指南，它不僅可以幫助你在艱困時期保持快樂，還可以幫助你在逆境中成長，並且欣欣向榮。──蘿瑞．桑托斯（Laurie Santos），耶魯大學心理學教授，《快樂實驗室》（The Happiness Lab）podcast主持人 班夏哈從各個角度處理快樂和復原韌性，找到即使我們處於最艱難的時刻也能奏效的策略。這本書來得正是時候！──艾瑪．賽帕拉（Emma Seppälä）博士，《快樂之道》（The Happiness Track）作者，耶魯大學管理學院講師 ◎通往幸福的捷徑 本書是通往幸福快樂的捷徑，它提供了容易取得的普世智慧，讓充滿意義與成就感的人生觸手可及。──柯林．貝文（Colin Beavan），《環保一年不會死！不用衛生紙的紐約客減碳生活日記》（No Impact Man）以及《如何活著》（How to Be Alive）作者 ◎選擇你想要的生活 班夏哈在既簡短又發人深省的章節中，列出了更快樂的人生有哪些要素，這些章節將激發讀者更深入地思考他們的人生，並採取行動把這些想法化為現實。──葛瑞琴．魯賓（Gretchen Rubin），《過得還不錯的一年：我的快樂生活提案》（The Happiness Project）的作者

Bucuria leadershipului concentrează experiența acumulată în cadrul programelor de leadership susținute de Potentialife (companie fondată de cei doi autori în 2011), programe care valorifică cele mai recente descoperiri din psihologia pozitivă și le livrează companiilor din lumea întreagă, în scopul îmbunătățirii leadershipului. Ben-Shahar și Ridgway îți dezvăluie mantra unui lider de tipul 10×. – Suparna Chawla Bhasin Bucuria leadershipului apare atunci când îi vezi pe cei de lângă tine că pun în practică mai mult decât ceea ce credeau că sunt în stare să înfăptuiască. – Simon Sinek Bucuria leadershipului prezintă etapele de urmat, precum și câteva secrete de care să ții cont dacă vrei să devii un lider de tipul 10×, adică „șeful, partenerul și colegul ideal“. Deși cuvântul-cheie în jurul căruia se construiesc motivațiile cărții este leadership, ea nu se adresează numai celor care vor să își cultive calitățile de buni conducători în organizațiile în care lucrează, ci tuturor acelora care își doresc o viață împlinită. Pentru că de însușirile unui lider bun e nevoie la tot pasul, în cele mai neașteptate situații de zi cu zi. Concluzia autorilor? Un lider exemplar e deschis la inedit, profită la maximum de propriile abilități, caută senzaționalul acolo unde ceilalți nu îl întrevăd, pune bazele unor relații autentice și reușește să își împlinească potențialul, totul sub semnul bucuriei.