How to be Happy: Free Book + 35-Page Workbook
It’s not easy being happy in today’s world. Let’s face it, most people don’t enjoy their lives much. Between their jobs, money worries, too many things to do, and too little time, most people are lucky to have one hour of happiness a week.
Don’t settle for that! Even if you have a pretty good life, maybe a B+, you can have more. You can build the life you want and be happy. It’s not a trick or a scam, it’s not a bunch of silly nonsense you tell yourself and try to believe, and it’s not outside your power. It’s real, and it’s a gift you can give yourself.
What you’ll learn inside this incredible resource:
- The roots of unhappiness and 6 common mistakes people make when seeking happiness
- The mechanics of happiness and how it really works
- 10 faulty assumptions that may be holding you back
- How to let go of old memories, thoughts, and beliefs that stand in your way
- 10 tools you can use to create genuine happiness now
- How to build purpose and meaning into your life (no religion required)
- How to go from stressed out to chilled out
- How to feel great and enjoy life on an everyday basis
This book will tell you how you can be truly, genuinely happy on a daily basis. I’ve gathered the best from academic research, books, and my own experience to create this simple yet comprehensive happiness guide, and it’s yours free.
You can be happy and enjoy your life. Get this book and make it happen.
Download the digital version
Give me the book now! (screen-friendly version)
Cost: free!
Or, Download the ebook + 35-page Free Workbook
I want it all!
- The book (screen-friendly version)
- The print-friendly version, arranged so you can print it out, fold it in half, and bind it into a book in about 10 minutes–read anywhere or give as a gift!
- The companion guide full of thought-provoking exercises to help you get a faster start on the road to happiness
- Perpetual updates and more great info through the 17000 Days newsletter
Cost: free!
Can you believe this is also free? Sign up here to get the screen-friendly version, the printer-friendly version, the companion workbook, and the newsletter.
Why is it free?
This book is some of the best work I’ve ever done and took all of my free time for two months. Why would I just give it away?
I’ve always wanted to change the world. There is no reason most people couldn’t be happy most of the time, if they just knew how. Imagine if everyone started being more positive and doing things they loved! Not only would those people be happier and doing great things, but there would be fewer fearful, insecure, unhappy people around to be mean and cause problems. The best way to make that happen is to give this book away free so it will reach as many people as possible. So here it is, my gift to you.
Please share
If you enjoy the book, please pass it on. Twitter, Facebook, email, blog, carrier pigeon, whatever! Let’s spread the word and help more people be happy!
Update: I finally got comments working on this page! After you read the book, please let me know what you thought!
[...] By Cara Stein [...]
Hello Cara.
I have three hopes. I hope this is really Free and not a common. I hope you are genuine, because I have lost rust in most people. And of course I hope it would wo for me and give me a happy life as it used to be.
You see I was a very Fit and Healthy Jockey making all the money I ever could want. But suddenly, in a few seconds it was all gone. I was killed and brought back to life again. My Wife was gone and so was everything else. I had absolutely Nothing, including a Body that was screwed up. Over the last 37 years my life has just been dissapointment after dissapointment. I have no money, no future or anything. So I don’t see how it could be changed. But I’m willing to try, But only if what you say is True.
John
Hi John,
It sounds like you’ve been through a lot! Please do try the suggestions in the book–they’ve really helped me turn my life around. I hope they work for you, too! Let me know how it goes.
Cara
Hi Cara loved the book even after 2 days of reading I do feel better and feel a weight lifted from me, thank you so much you may have changed my life.
Graham UK
Thanks, Graham! I’m delighted to hear that–you made my day!
Hi! Thank you for the wonderful book! I really enjoyed reading it, a customer/friend of mine recommended it and I pulled a lot from it. I realized now only am I on the right track…I might just be happy
It’s very encouraging. I’m at the forgiveness stages in my “obstacle” and am getting there…all in due time 
Thanks again, I will be passing this on to many, many people. I have a small gift boutique in Mt Dora, FL where I offer many inspiring books, workbooks, note cards, & handmade items to help inspire people. I love being able to pass on helpful information. Thank you! Lynn~
“There are always beautiful flowers for those who choose to see them.”
Thank you very much, Lynn! I’m delighted to hear that the book helped you, and I love that you’re passing it on. I appreciate it!
Thank you for the book.
With a difficult past, happiness has been an issue I regularly wonder about. Your book is an uplifting look about how we can claim happiness for ourselves.
Thanks! I’m really glad you found it uplifting. I hope you’ve found it helpful, too. I know it isn’t your usual cup of tea, so I’m honored that you read it.
I found this book to be an acceptable tool to use when seeking happiness, and a reasonable alternative to staying drunk most of the time or taking lots of zoloft.
Um, thanks? lol
Great job with the book, Cara. Your accomplishments are inspiring. Curious where the 3d wire frame art for the cover came from?
Thanks, Lach!
The photo is of a sculpture at Burning Man 2010. I don’t know if you’ve heard of Burning Man, but it’s a week-long gathering in the middle of the desert where people form an instant community, embrace self-expression, and make a lot of art. I’ve never been, but I totally want to go.
The sculpture was called “Bliss Dance,” and the sculptor was Marco Cochrane. There’s a little more info on the photo page on flickr:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelholden/4937166168/
I think it’s one of the coolest things ever and am really grateful to the photographer, Michael Holden, for making it available through the Creative Commons license. Woohoo!
[...] How to be Happy (no fairy dust or moonbeams required): Cara Stein impresses me. She writes some of the smartest stuff on happiness on the internet, maybe because she’s one of the few who has personally outsmarted despair. What’s also cool is the book, which is free, includes instructions so you can print it, fold it in half, and bind it in about ten minutes. Makes me happy just thinking about it. [...]
What a truly jerky girl you are
I don’t know who you are, but I’m sorry if I’ve offended you in some way. Can you tell me what the problem is?
[...] Stein is the author and dreamer at 17,000 Days, a blog about remembering that life is short and making your best days a common occurrence. She [...]
[...] recently released a free ebook, How to be Happy (No Fairy Dust or Moonbeams Required) , and it’s done wonders for my subscriber numbers and traffic. I’ve gotten tons of [...]
Just read your eBook from Barnes & Noble. Devoured it, actually. And I’d like to say, thanks. Simple truths that I needed to hear. In fact, I think I may be re-reading once a day until it FULLY sinks in. Ha ha. Seriously, though…..thank you.
That’s exactly what I hoped to accomplish by writing it. I’m so delighted! Thank you!
[...] How to be Happy Being Happy [...]
Thanks a lot for your kindness in sharing this book with all of us and specially for no cost at all!
Thanks a million and will get back to you after I read it.
Keep up the great work and may triple gem bless you in everything you do!
Thanks, Asanga! I hope you love the book and find it helpful!
In today’s stressful life people have forget how to get happiness, how to live happy life but this kind of informative books help us to realize what we are missing from life. Really like to thank the author for such a wonderful post.
I loved your book . It’s changed the way I think for the better
. It’s a book that I will read again again . I’m 31 and have a reading age of 11 year and found easy to read 
Many thanks nicky
Thanks, Nicky! I’m delighted that you enjoyed it and found it helpful. That’s the best part of everything I do.
Great book! Very useful tips to face the challenges of today’s world. A must read! Thanks so much.
Life would be so much better even if we all lived by half of what you suggest…..
Thanks, Pranav! I appreciate the comment. I’m glad you enjoyed it!
Hi Cara
Thanks for sharing you ideas and knowledge, it’s great to see someone helping others without financial gain. What you have written makes perfect sense to me when I’m reading it, I just have to learn to apply these things daily.
I’ll come back to you at a later date if I can move my life up a level.
Thanks again.
Thanks, Eugene! I really appreciate your taking the time to leave a comment.
Applying is definitely the hard part.
I hope it works well for you. Wishing you the best, and I hope to see you again soon.
[...] could be cheerfully couched as a victorious learning experience. After all, I wrote a book called How to be Happy, and my flagship product is Beyond Fear. I feel like I should already have all this stuff handled [...]
Down loaded this morning and read! Your clear no nonsense style of writing makes it seem so easy and achievable. Thank you for sharing, your words have already had a positive impact.
I’m so glad, Fiona! Thank you very much!
Hey Cara!
This is of the best books I have ever read in my 18 years of living. I am so grateful to have had the chance to read this, it has saved me from being unhappy for which would’ve been a very, very long time. This book reminded me heavily of how powerful the human mind is and how to work with it to push myself to my highest limits and capabilities. You are so engaging, direct and real, in the sense that there is absolutely no bull****. I have been waiting around for happiness to somehow just return on it’s own. I have been through a series of traumatizing events that I thought would be burnt into my soul forever and prevent me from ever being as happy as I originally was. I was struggling with fear of the world because I’ve been constantly thinking of it as an evil place. Although your book has given me hope, it’s opened my eyes and given me a push to start changing my life around now rather than putting it off because I had no idea how to start trying to be happy in the first place. Your advice on how to think in a different light has had so much of an effect on me already and it’s only been a couple of days. Reading about not letting your past define you has been especially helpful but wow, I just loved the whole book in general. I’m going to read it over and over again until all the key points are stained in my mind. You are so inspiring Cara! I just don’t know what else to say but thank you!!
Liv
Liv,
I’m delighted to hear that my book has made such a difference for you! That was my highest aspiration in writing it. I can’t tell you what it means to me to hear that it’s working.
Thank you very much for your comment, and best wishes on your continuing journey!
Cara
Thank you Cara!!!!!!
You’re very welcome.
[...] Helping other people change their lives and be happier. [...]
Hi
I was so unhappy with my life and your book opened my eyes to see how fool I was it.
Thank you for sharing and give it for free.
Loved it !!!
Wishing you the best.
Thank you
Thanks, Valéria! I’m delighted that it helped you. The best of everything to you, too!
Thank you for being “real” and sharing what you have learned about happiness. Your thoughts effectively showed us how to clean out the pantry of our minds and lives in order to reveal the staples/necessities of creating a happy life. It really does boil down to our thoughts and reactions which are completely within our control and that knowledge should give us comfort in facing life each day.
It really does boil down to our thoughts and reactions which are completely within our control and that knowledge should give us comfort in facing life each day.
So true!
Thanks, Anne! I’m really glad you enjoyed the book and found it helpful.
hi, if you place a banner in your home page i put in my site http://www.bookstobehappy.com a link to your book
Regards
I don’t really do ads, but thanks for the offer, Piero!
Just downloaded your book on my iPad a few days ago. Really, really helpful for a troubled guy like me. It is very inspiring in overcoming fear of the world. I read it in one day, highlighted all the cool sentences and now I enjoy reading them over and over again.
That 5 positive things list is a great idea. I am doing something like that for the first time in my life because I read your book. It is also great because I keep thinking about positive stuff throughout the day and can’t wait to write them before going to bed.
If you thought you will feel better by giving this to the people, you really should and I truly hope you do!
Much love and appreciation!
Thank you, Artur! I’m really glad you enjoyed the book and found it valuable. The 5 positive things list is one of my favorites–it’s really transformed my life. I hope it works as well for you as it has for me!
Love and best wishes to you, too!
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What a great no nonsence little book, love the gratitude exercise! First time I tried it last night l, such a simple thing can bring such a great feeling! You’re book was just what I needed. Thankyou so much. Have a great, happy day.
Thank you, Simone! I’m truly delighted that my book has helped you. The gratitude exercise is one of my favorites, too–so simple and so powerful! Wishing you all happiness!
Hi Cara,
I’ve been so unhappy recently and it’s getting worse everyday. I found your book on iBook and just started reading. I really hope this will help me. I also signed up for your newsletter. I’m very looking forward to reading your whole book, newsletter and blog. Thank you so much for sharing great work! Best wishes.
Hi Suzuka,
I’m so sorry to hear that you’ve been unhappy lately! I hope you find what you need. My heart goes out to you!