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Habits for Action

By: Dr Tim Sharp
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  • The greatest barrier to living a happier life isn’t knowing what to do, but knowing how to turn those good intentions into action. This is an audio series for anyone who is sick of their own excuses. Dr Tim Sharp, 'Dr Happy', busts 15 common excuses for not taking action when it comes to happiness. With his help you’ll take control of your life and stop getting in your own way.

    Dr Tim Sharp is a clinical and consulting psychologist with three degrees in psychology and a distinguished career over several decades. He’s Australia’s very own 'Dr Happy' and the founder of The Happiness Institute.

    ©2020 Dr Tim Sharp (P)2020 Audible Australia Pty Ltd
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Episodes
  • Ep 1: No More Excuses
    Dec 14 2020

    Are your attempts to introduce habits for happiness in your life thwarted by pesky excuses? Get ready to bust those excuses, take action and start by setting some goals.

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    25 mins
  • Ep 2: There’s No Perfect Time
    Dec 14 2020

    Whether you think the timing is poor or you’re happy enough for now, there’s always a reason not to take action. The only perfect time to make change is now.

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    29 mins
  • Ep 3: You’re Never Too Busy
    Dec 14 2020

    How to sort what’s urgent from what’s important — and to make your own happiness and wellbeing the top of your priority list. 

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    29 mins

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Dr Tim Does It Again

I can't get enough of Dr Tim Sharp's down to earth wisdom and actionable tips for happiness. I've listened to his other titles in this series and this one is just as brilliant. Highly recommend!

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If you want to lectured to buy this text

You can be happy if you would just be happy. Its your fault trope

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Glad it was free

Couldn't get past the second chapter and turned this off after Sharp repeated himself once too often when suggesting Google becomes your new best friend. "Don't know how to do something? No excuses! just google it!" was his mantra. What's the point in downloading the book? There was nothing new or interesting.

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Excellent podcast

Easy to listen to. Helpful for figuring out a few of my excuses for inaction!

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Awesome!

Great advice! I would listen to it again and again to take everything onboard.
Thank you Dr Happy. 😊👍

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straightforward and foundational

this book covered all the foundations that is needed in just about the most straightforward way possible.

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A Good Reminder

Nothing said that we don't already know, but that's the thing - we know. We just need a reminder sometimes.

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straight up

Thanks very much ! very informative and helpful. If your sensitive or very depressed please note he gets straight to the point. Seems q bit harsh but it will help. just have a friend or family member around.

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Helpful, easy listening

This was a very digestible read. Great value for money. Most of the advice seemed very sound and applicable to daily life.

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  • Mary Altman
  • 27-12-2020

Episode 7 is missing.

Episode 7 is just a repeat of Episode 6.
Also there is a lot of repetition. But there are lots of tips so you might find something useful. worth a listen, but not the best

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  • Amazon Customer
  • 01-01-2021

Couldn't even get past chapter 3

this is such a generic material, he could have just said: "if you're happy and you know it, clap your hands, therefore clap your hands and be happy".

i expected so much more from a trained psychologist... this sounds like it was written by some guy who underwent a 2-weeks coaching seminar.

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  • Brenda Livengood
  • 01-01-2021

Don’t bother. Giant commercial to buy his stuff

If you have ever watched Oprah or any daytime talk show you have heard this 100 times. Talks more about how you should buy his other stuff

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  • luis garcia
  • 02-01-2021

Vague

This book was a waste of my time. Was very vague and repetitive.. did not dissect any of the details he was giving, rather than just glossing over things...

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  • Michelle!
  • 22-01-2021

Very Helpful

If you are actively looking to try to change your behavior and modes of thought, this will be very helpful. It does take some self awareness and self examination which can get uncomfortable, but is absolutely necessary to alter oneself. I piked the fact that he consistently talked about all of the free ways to achieve permanent change and that he wasn’t simply trying to get you to spend money on other things. You will only benefit from this if you are willing to put in some effort of your own.

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  • Richard M. Ames
  • 13-01-2021

Great to play during my workouts

I play Habits for Action during my morning workouts ... Over and over just like the habits I want to create ... like a mantra! not for entertainment but for programming the ideas deeply!

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  • Kindle-klant
  • 03-03-2021

only for really beginners

if you've read many articles/books on habits, this isnt for you. But it could be a great place to start.

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  • jen miller
  • 10-02-2021

I enjoyed it!

A little different than I thought it would be. It’s a good kick in the pants to just do the things you say you want to do and make choices not excuses. Clipped a lot of helpful pieces of advice and also love the accent 👍👍

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