An inspirational book that reminds you to focus on the good things you have going on in your life, and to practise the daily art of gratitude. Nothing groundbreaking, but a timely reminder.

This book is full of great ideas for increasing the joy in our lives, and therefore the lives of others. I have so enjoyed everything I have read and listened to by Nataly Kogan! Grab the Happier app and get some more
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There has been a surge in self-help, mindfulness and other forms of 'being present' literature. This book from NetGalley is another example of the same. It's an interesting read but that's it. For anyone making a start in the field of positive psychology, this book might be exciting, but for someone like me, it was too simplified for me to enjoy it.

Thank you Sounds True Publishing and Netgalley for an ARC in return for my honest review.

I first heard of Natalie Kogan and her book Happier Now while completing the outstanding EdX online course ‘ The Psychology of Happiness’. I was so happy amd grateful to see this book offered to me as an ARC.

Happier Now is a very readable, enjoyable book encouraging the reader to learn to live a more joyful life by encouraging gratitude and mindfulness into every day life. I will be looking out for further books by Natalie.

Thank you for the opportunity to read and review this great book .

In Happier Now, Nataly Kogan traces her own journey to everyday happiness. What she discovers is that chasing one big goal rarely brings an end to self-doubt, fear, and unhappiness. Instead, true satisfaction is more often found in facing our negative emotions, cultivating self-care, and finding purpose in life. This book can be a guide to a life of genuine happiness

The author's backstory was intriguing and relate-able, but I felt like it took too long to get into the actual advice for readers. It made me lose interest in the book. I prefer short and to-the-point self-help books.

Happier Now by Nataly Kogan is a practical, down-to-earth book on how to be happier in your life. A highly sought-after public speaker, Kogan founded a company called Happier dedicated to teaching people how to be happier. She has also led a multitude of corporate seminars/training sessions around the world.

Kogan writes flowingly, easily seguing from topic to topic, which makes this book highly readable. It is also loaded with practical, relatable information (my book is filled with notes, highlights and bookmarks for furture reference). Her willingness to share her own struggles on her journey to finding happiness add authenticity to this book, and is much appreciated by this reader.

Kogan's main tenet is that "happiness is a skill to be practiced rather than just felt." The skill can be learned and strengthened. Too often, we say "I'll be happy when..." instead of noticing the many moments to be happy NOW. Kogan details 5 core practices to achieve happiness: acceptance, gratitude, intentional kindness, knowing your bigger "why", and self-care (something most of us are terrible at!!). She gives detailed information, including scientifc research as well as personal insights, and notes from others, of each core practice. Each is followed by a practice exercise, which I highly recommend you do to get the most out of the book.

I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book, learned a lot from it, and will read it again from time to time.

Many thanks to NetGalley and Sounds True Publishing for providing me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I really enjoyed this book. It was light and easy to read, but not too easy that it felt like I was being talked to like a child. I definitely could echo some of the authors thoughts and experiences, and I loved hearing about her perspective as an immigrant. I also really liked her advice and the concept of the "everyday anchors".

Nataly is a well written women and I commend her for writing what every parent out there tells their children all the time. This isn't some wonderful new thing you've never heard.

Now this is a book I can get behind! From the moment I picked this one up I felt drawn in and wanting to just keep reading. I absolutely flew through this one and gained so much. This is a book I will definitely be rereading over and over again. It isn’t some “magic answer” to how to be happy, it’s more of a look at what you have and be grateful. I feel like this is an issue for most of at a lot of points in our life. Living in the moment is sometimes just so tough, but I’d say pick this one up and start living in that moment.

I don’t know why I used to always go into self-help/self-improvement books thinking everything would just fall in to place by reading words in a book. I found myself learning a lot of techniques throughout this one that I will continue to use in my everyday life. Hearing the author’s personal stories really helped push this one to it’s bests limits! The Fact that there is a HAPPIER APP just makes it all the more helpful! You can tell so much research went into this book and I greatly appreciate that.

If you are looking for life-long tips and stories you can keep in the back of your mind forever, look no further. Take it for what it is a book that produces a wonderful message and an author that really want to share he knowledge. Also if you find yourself rolling your eyes at this genre, I really think you should start here.

I found this book inspirational and thought-provoking. I especially liked the questions she posed for the reader to work on. Basically, my two biggest takeaways are to look for the good and to practice gratitude. Just doing these two things have made a difference for me. Recommended.

My thanks to NetGalley for providing me with an eARC in exchange for my honest review.

This book doesn't show you some secret path to a happy life. It shows you how to find happiness on the path, in the journey, now. Attitude is everything. When we look for the good, live in the moment, and show gratitude for what we have, we "find" the secret to happiness.

I was hoping this book had some magic bullet that would suddenly unlock the unknown secret to happiness. Unfortunately, it has no magic bullet. It has all the things my mom tried to tell me -- the things I always rolled my eyes at. However, as is often true for some reason, this book's advice is easier to listen to than that of one's mom.

Some things missed the mark for me. I am haunted by the need for perfection, but I am the common, garden variety "Paralyzed Lazy Perfectionist" in contrast to Nataly Kogan's "Can't Stop Won't Stop Perfectionist" so some of her issues weren't quite as relatable to me. Most of the points, though, were right on the mark.

Some highlights of my mom's classic advice, made more palatable from the mouth of a stranger:

• Let go of the idea that perfection is attainable.

• Basking in the joy of little ordinary good things is the foundation of happiness: not the huge, milestone achievements that you think will make you happy.

• Daily, practiced gratefulness for what goes right is the only way to combat the brain's instinctive tendency to predominantly focus on and notice all the bad.

• Choosing to see the good isn't self-delusional. It is exercising your free choice to define whether to write your life story in lines of suffering or happiness.

There is quite a bit more, and several hard-hitting quotes I would include, except it's not politic to include quotes of not-yet-published books. The only point where I regressed to my teenage self and rolled my eyes so hard I could see my own brain was at the "You don't have to. You GET to!" part. I guess I'm just not mature enough to swallow that one yet. Sorry Mom.

One thing I liked about this book is that throughout the book, the author provided questions for you to think about and journal about. I think that was a helpful tool to get their main points across. The questions really made me think deep about my life and choices that I need to make in order to be happy. However, the book really didn't grab my attention.

Nataly Kogan inspires the true essence of learning to live for the moment in Happier Now. This book is certain to become a best seller, as it is one I know I will be referring back to often over the years.

This book is helpful. It is well designed and interactive in the reader finds some guidance helping them find their own happy.