The Pursuit of Perfect [electronic resource] : How to Stop Chasing and Start Living a Richer, Happier Life
Ben-Shahar, Tal2009
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Do you want to be perfect? Or do you want to be happy? 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. 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. He provides exercises for self reflection, meditations, and “Time-Ins” to help you rediscover what you really want out of life. Table of contents -- Introduction: The Perfect Trap -- Chapter 1: Benevolent Jealousy -- Chapter 2: The Upside of Anxiety -- Chapter 3: Ordinary Expectations -- Chapter 4: Don’t Just Get Over It -- Chapter 5: Understanding the Unknowable -- Chapter 6: Succeeding at Failing -- Chapter 7: Permission to Feel -- Chapter 8: The Law of Identity -- Chapter 9: The Platinum Rule -- Conclusion
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Author:
Ben-Shahar, Tal, AuthorConger, Eric, Narrator
Edition:
Unabridged
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : HighBridge Company, 2009
Collation:
1 online resource (1 audio file)
ISBN:
9781598879049
Language:
English
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BRN:
330440
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| Online | Online resource (Member logon) | Libby, by Overdrive - eAudiobook |