On the last day of each month, I include a list of happiness-related suggested reading, but for some reason I was under the impression that November has 31 days. Oops. So I’m a day late.
I have a real love of self-help books. I used to be embarrassed to admit that, but hey, “Be Gretchen.” Here are some of my favorites — it’s a fairly idiosyncratic assortment.
Clutter and time management:
Julie Morgenstern, Organizing from the Inside Out
Cheryl Richardson, Take Time for Your Life
Spirituality:
St. Therese of Lisieux, The Story of a Soul
Dalai Lama, The Art of Happiness
Work and leisure:
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience
Winston Churchill, Painting as Pastime
Writing:
David Lodge, The Art of Fiction.
Robert Boice, How Writers Journey to Comfort and Fluency
Chris Baty, No Plot, No Problem!
William Zinsser, On Writing Well
Marriage:
John Gottman, The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work
Parenting:
Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish, How to Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk
Friends:
Dale Carnegie, How to Win Friends and Influence People
Ann Demaris and Valerie White, First Impressions
Health:
Barbara Rolls and Robert Barnett, The Volumetrics Weight Control Plan
Brian Wansink, Mindless Eating
