Happy Habits: A Happier, Healthier Life One Minute at a Time

Cultivate lasting change with simple habits, from New York Times bestselling author Tal Ben-Shahar.

Do you struggle to make real change because you're starting too big without building a foundation first--get a new job, lose twenty pounds, learn a new language? Maybe the tools at your disposal seem inadequate, the prospect of change overwhelms you, and you feel stuck.

In Happy Habits, happiness expert Tal Ben-Shahar provides accessible and easy-to-implement tools, and an easy-to-follow three step process, that can help you realize your goals, aspirations, and dreams.

He starts with simple intervention techniques to reset your mood in as little time as possible-what he calls Happiness Boosters in the form of MVIs-Minimum Viable Interventions, which include:

• Taking three deep breaths
• Writing down five things for which you are grateful
• Reading a quote slowly and deliberately
• Vigorously climbing stairs for 45 seconds

From there, discover how to improve wellbeing-spiritual, physical, intellectual, relational, and emotional-and build a stronger base within yourself for committing to change, increasing your willpower, and finding joy in the journey.

The final step in Ben-Shahar's guide will help you learn how to create the daily rituals that will help you turn goals into habits, and intentions into reality, using the 3 Rs of change:

• Reminders
• Repetitions
• Rituals

With concrete examples, practical, direct advice, and an easy-to-follow action plan, Ben-Shahar shows you that while cultivating lasting change takes motivation, it does not have to be a frustrating experience that is doomed to failure: you're just starting without the foundation you need for real change.

Author: Tal Ben-Shahar
Publisher: Alcove Press
Published: 12/16/2025
Pages: 160
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.70w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9798892423588


Review Citation(s):
Foreword 10/17/2025

About the Author
Tal Ben-Shahar is a New York Times bestselling author of Happier and the co-founder and chief learning officer of The Happiness Studies Academy and Potentialife. He taught two of the largest classes in Harvard University's history, "Positive Psychology" and "The Psychology of Leadership." In 2022, Tal designed and launched the world's first master's degree in Happiness Studies in collaboration with Centenary University. His books have been translated into more than thirty languages and have appeared on bestseller lists around the world. For more, see https: //talbenshahar.com/