Happier at Home
by Gretchen Rubin
Rubin's second happiness project, focused on home over a school year: possessions, marriage, parenthood, interior design, time, body, family, neighborhood. It is domestic and specific, with her characteristic resolutions and research asides. Readers who liked the first book get more of the same; others find it insular.
Read it if…
you liked The Happiness Project and want its method applied to home life.
Skip it if…
you found the first book too privileged or particular; this is more so.
Three things you will actually use
- Outer order contributes to inner calm.
- Small rituals make a home feel like one.
- Under-react to problems.
Do this first
Spend fifteen minutes clearing one 'clutter hotspot' and notice the effect on mood.
Our verdict
Domestic and specific.
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