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A book review: The Happiness trap by Russ Harris
This book is a book about how to let go of the power thoughts have over us and live a life we truly value. The whole point is not to get rid of thoughts, but the struggle with them.
One thing I really appreciated about this book was how often he reiterated if this doesn’t work try something else. In this book he gives so many different things to try. Often when I read books I can get hung up on something that doesn’t necessarily work for me then feel like a failure if it doesn’t work.
He teaches us to stop fighting the negative thoughts, instead to see them for what they are, make room for them to come and go, and shift our focus to the things that are valuable to us. I’ve always tried to get rid of them which never worked only causing more negative feelings.
Another thing he teaches is thoughts and feelings are just stories, opinions, they aren’t necessarily truth. I don’t know about you but mine feel so incredibly true. This book really helped me separate from all I was stuck to that wasn’t true. There’s so much freedom living separate from thoughts that aren’t true. They may not leave, but they no longer have power to control or bind me.
I also really benefited from how he described values verses goals. I can get hung up on goals and if they don’t come to pass I feel like a failure or that time spent working toward it was wasted. But values on the other hand… they are deeper. They are the reason we do things. It was really helpful for me to understand the importance of understanding values and how that is the very base of setting goals.
I’ve been struggling…and healing, most of my life from feeling bondage to peoples opinions or expectations. I’ve wanted freedom from it. What I found in this book was even better, I’ve found how to break free from my own thoughts. That’s incredibly valuable. I’d highly recommend this book. I bought the illustrated copy to remind me quickly of the principles in this book.
This book is a book about how to let go of the power thoughts have over us and live a life we truly value. The whole point is not to get rid of thoughts, but the struggle with them.
One thing I really appreciated about this book was how often he reiterated if this doesn’t work try something else. In this book he gives so many different things to try. Often when I read books I can get hung up on something that doesn’t necessarily work for me then feel like a failure if it doesn’t work.
He teaches us to stop fighting the negative thoughts, instead to see them for what they are, make room for them to come and go, and shift our focus to the things that are valuable to us. I’ve always tried to get rid of them which never worked only causing more negative feelings.
Another thing he teaches is thoughts and feelings are just stories, opinions, they aren’t necessarily truth. I don’t know about you but mine feel so incredibly true. This book really helped me separate from all I was stuck to that wasn’t true. There’s so much freedom living separate from thoughts that aren’t true. They may not leave, but they no longer have power to control or bind me.
I also really benefited from how he described values verses goals. I can get hung up on goals and if they don’t come to pass I feel like a failure or that time spent working toward it was wasted. But values on the other hand… they are deeper. They are the reason we do things. It was really helpful for me to understand the importance of understanding values and how that is the very base of setting goals.
I’ve been struggling…and healing, most of my life from feeling bondage to peoples opinions or expectations. I’ve wanted freedom from it. What I found in this book was even better, I’ve found how to break free from my own thoughts. That’s incredibly valuable. I’d highly recommend this book. I bought the illustrated copy to remind me quickly of the principles in this book.