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Build the life you want: the art and science of getting happier
In Build the Life You Want, Arthur C. Brooks and Oprah Winfrey invite you to begin a journey toward greater happiness no matter how challenging your circumstances. Drawing on cutting-edge science and their years of helping people translate ideas into action, they show you how to improve your life right now instead of waiting for the outside world to change\\\\r\\\\n\\\\r\\\\nWith insight, compassion, and hope, Arthur and Oprah share how the tool of emotional self-management can change your life immediately. And they share practical, research based practices to build the four pillars of happiness family, friendship, work, and faith. Along the way, Arthur and Oprah share hard-carned wisdom from their own lives and careers as well as the witness of regular people whose lives are joyful despite setbacks and hardship\\\\r\\\\n\\\\r\\\\nEquipped with the tool of emotional self-management and ready to build your four pil lars, you can take control of your present and future rather than hoping and waiting for your circumstances to improve. Build the Life You Want is your blueprint for a better life\\\\r\\\\n\\\\r\\\\nARTHUR C BROOKS is the Parker Gilbert Montgomery Professor at Harvard Kennedy School and professor of management practice at Harvard Business School, where be teaches courses on happiness. He is the creator of the popular How to Build a Life column at The Atlantic, an acclaimed public speaker, and the author of bestselling books, mchuding From Strength to Strength and Love Your Enemin\\\\r\\\\n\\\\r\\\\nAs aglobal media leader and communications pioneer, OPRAH WINFREY has built patalledmetikas with people around the world. Through The Oprah Winfrey Shat detained, enlightened, and uplifted millions of viewers for twenty-five years. Her allients as a philanthropist and her commitment to books, reading, and educa enablished her as one of the most respected and admired public figures today.
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