Better Than Chocolate: 50 Proven Ways to Feel Happier

From Taoism to Psycho-Cyberkinetics, the techniques in this compact guide distill lessons from the world’s major theories about happiness that are not just effective, but life-changing.

Better Than Chocolate: 50 Proven Ways to Feel Happier

by Siimon Reynolds, illustrated by Jenny Kostecki —

The book presents a calorie-free way to put a smile on people’s faces and joy in their hearts by introducing 50 simple techniques anyone can use to live a happier life.

With cheerful, lighthearted illustrations accompanying each method, these tried-and-true ways to feel happier include: change your breathing (oxygen intake is linked to mood), care for others (send love and you will get more back), get some sunlight (it can brighten your mood), act like you are happy (motion creates emotion) or create an activity group (sharing activities leads to shared happiness).

From Taoism to Psycho-Cyberkinetics, the techniques in this compact guide distill lessons from the world’s major theories about happiness that are not just effective, but life-changing.

$12.95 hardcover — Ten Speed Press, P.O. Box 7123, Berkeley, CA 94707.

Reprinted from AzNetNews, Volume 24, Number 4, August/September 2005.