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Build the Life You Want

The Art and Science of Getting Happier

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Build the Life You Want

By: Oprah Winfrey, Arthur C Brooks
Narrated by: Oprah Winfrey, Arthur C Brooks
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In Build the Life You Want, Harvard's Arthur C. Brooks and Oprah Winfrey invite you to begin a journey toward greater happiness, no matter how challenging your circumstances. Combining their decades of experience studying happiness from every angle, they show you how to improve your life right now - instead of waiting for the outside world to change. You will learn how to:

  • Manage your emotions so they no longer control your outlook and behaviour
  • Turn life's inevitable difficulties and challenges into opportunities for growth
  • Strengthen your family ties by managing your expectations and building trust
  • Create and preserve deep and lasting friendships at any age
  • Develop an approach to work that fits your life and brings satisfaction
  • Find your inner peace with a spiritual practice

Build the Life You Want introduces you to the cutting-edge science that can change your life, in understandable terms and with actionable strategies. Along the way, Arthur and Oprah share hard-earned wisdom from their own lives and careers. In every page, your happiness skills will grow, and you will learn amazing information you can't wait to share with others. Build the Life You Want is your blueprint for a better life.

©2023 Oprah Winfrey and Arthur C Brooks (P)2023 Penguin Audio Personal Development Personal Success Happiness
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Thank you for your loving insights! So grateful.. I so enjoyed this book. So inspirational!

Inspiring book which resonates and brings a rainbow in my cloud

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Everyone needs to read this book it’s is a another step too happiness and making life more positive

This book has brought me the light into so many situations

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I’m a fan of both Oprah and Arthur and was waiting for their collaboration, and it did not disappoint. A great reference and will return to its ideas again and again. Clear narration and pace, so glad I purchased

Excellent book

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I was captured with the learning tools and self motivation I felt in my being!
im going thru a challenging time and this helped me start again..thank you..for giving me this start...I'm on my way..everyday.xox

the narrative was superb!

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Very constructive and good structure book in terms of achieving happierness. Enjoying quite a lot

Good lesson/listen

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Great book to listen to. There was nothing new, but I still recommend it to anyone as part of building resilient mindset.

Build the life you want

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Fantastic, factual and insightful, I can’t wait to share what I’ve learned. This is a book you will read often and continue to learn from.

I couldn’t put it down

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I was surprised by how boring this book was, and kept expecting it to get down to business but it never did. Be happy by managing your emotions, ok, and by valuing friends and family, finding good work, and having faith in god. Just be a middle class religious person and pray it all works out ok. I got drawn in by the Oprah branding, which is really just branding, and surprising given there is almost no acknowledgment of trauma, social complexity, or any real human hardship. Didn’t feel guided or inspired to put anything into practice in my life

Shockingly dull

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good book. logical and easy to follow concepts, with solid explanation and reasonable references to supporting research. i enjoyed and will recommend to others.

demonstrated backing of concepts through numerous research references.

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This book is much more about science, curiosity and action than it is about drama and giving away cars.
The yin and yang between Arthur and Oprah is the gold here. As a 50+ blokey aussie bloke, I wouldn’t be drawn to a book by Oprah, but I’m glad I read this. From strength to strength by Arthur Brooks was my favourite book last year. This one is similar, but Oprah’s touch certainly softened the science. Loved it, read it in two days.

Arthur and Oprah - Yin and Yang

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