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Title details for Thrive by Dan Buettner - Available

Thrive

Finding Happiness the Blue Zones Way

by Dan Buettner
Michael McConnohie
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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. Intriguing studies debunk commonly believed myths. Think life was happier in the good old days? To the contrary, data shows that people flourish more in modern societies than in traditional, agrarian ones. Marriage, parenthood, gender equality, sociability - you'll be astonished at how (or whether) these factors figure in the happiness equation.

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  • Release date

    October 19, 2010

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781666605471
      • File size: 206235 KB
      • Duration: 07:09:39

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Michael McConnohie's appealing resonance, consistency, and skill with dialogue help make this a captivating discussion. It's a survey of why people in four communities across the world--which the author calls "Blue Zones"--are happier than most. Though his methods are rigorous and comprehensive, the author's picturesque writing and empathetic approach to his subjects make his discoveries sound heartfelt and accessible. He shows how attending to one's attitudes and life purpose can help, along with setting up environments that promote authentic enjoyment and good emotional connections with others. Such environments can involve minimizing TV and computer availability, creating peaceful rooms for resting, belonging to a social group, and having a pet or vegetable garden. A superbly produced, life-changing audio. T.W. (c) AudioFile 2010, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      May 2, 2011
      Buettner, who reported on his study of health and longevity in his book, The Blue Zones, now applies his knowledge to happiness. In the global race for happiness, Denmark (along with Mexico and Singapore) come out ahead, perhaps due in part to the Danes' general distaste for the American work ethic. In Denmark, though work is an important part of one's identity, when the work is finished, people go home to their family and friends. Performance pressures are also much lower; even Danish prince Joseph was encouraged by his parents to pursue his dream of carpentry. Mutual trust and keeping one's word are other aspects that impact, in Buettner's view, the Danes' sense of happiness; deeper still is their ability to take on activities that interests and challenge them. Finally, Buettner offers helpful tips for choosing places to live and work happily. Even if some of these "clues" to happiness may seem frustratingly inaccessible to the average harried urbanite, the author offers a framework to strive for: seeking tradition, community, and calm as a starting point for happiness that lasts.

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  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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  • English

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