Review Book "The Happiness Trap" Chapter 19-27

Review Book "The Happiness Trap" Chapter 19-27

Author: Russ Harris

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Chapter 19 A Confusing Word

In this chapter, writer want to give you information about a confusing word. The writer tell that word "mindfulness" is a confusing word. Why mindfulness be a confusing word? Because First we need to know definition of mindfulness.  It’s a slightly confusing word because it has nothing to do with having ‘a full mind’. Different books will give you different definitions of ‘mindfulness’, depending on their content. This definition tells us several things. Firstly, mindfulness is a conscious process; something we do deliberately. Secondly, it’s not a thinking process; it’s about awareness. Thirdly, it’s about bringing our awareness to the present moment; in other words, paying attention to what’s happening here and now. Fourthly, it’s about doing this with a particular attitude: one of openness, interest and receptiveness to our experience, rather than one of struggle, judgment and avoidance.

The purpose of this chapter is to point out the significant differences between ACT and other mindfulness-based approaches. First, ACT Is About Taking Action. Second, ACT Is Not A Religion Or A Spiritual Belief System. Third, ACT Is Not Meditation. Fourth, ACT Is Not A Pathway To Enlightenment. Fifth, ACT Is Not Based On Just One Person’s Life Experience.

Chapter 20 If You're Breathing, You're Alive

This chapter give you information about very important still breathing. When you're getting problems, you should take a deep breath and let it make you feel better. Because when you're still breathing, you can feel that your problems will go slowly. Breathing is wonderful. Not only does it keep you alive, it reminds you that you’re alive.The idea of Breathing to Connect is to increase self-awareness, accept what you’re thinking and feeling, and connect with where you are and what you’re doing. Once you’ve done this, you’re in the best psychological space to take effective—that is, life-enhancing—action, if that should seem like the thing to do right then.

Chapter 21 Tell It Like It Is

This chapter inform you that when you're in problems and don't know how to handle your urge and your emotions just let it and say everything you want to say. And this chapter also give information when you have getting tired, you should do some activities that make your emotions and your feelings will be less slowly. It can help you to get better on your feelings, emotions and especially on your body.

Chapter 22 The Big Story

This chapter tell you that the big story is a story of your life. The story that tell all of about who you are and what's problem you have. This chapter also tell about the story problem that everyone have. Most of problems that they have is about low self-esteem. Self-esteem is a bunch of thoughts about what sort of person you are. And here’s the key thing: self-esteem is not a fact; it’s just an opinion. That’s right, it’s not the truth; it’s just an opinion—nothing more than a highly subjective judgment, made by your thinking self.

Chapter 23 You Are Not Who You Think You Are

In this chapter you will know that you're not who you think you're. It means that you're not always be what you think who you are, but sometime you're being a observing self not just a thinking self. The point is you can't think that you are who you think you are only. You more than it. So stop to think it too much. If you always think like that, you will never know what you can get in your life.

Part 3 Creating A Life Worth Living

Chapter 24 Follow Your Heart

In this chapter, writer give information for reader to follow your heart when you're doing something. The writer also wrote that your values is very important in lead a life. Values is something that suitable with what there is in your heart. When you go through life guided by your values, not only do you gain a sense of vitality and joyfulness, but you also experience that life can be rich, full and meaningful, even when bad things happen. So, it's very important to do something based on your values and your heart.

Chapter 25 The Big Question

The questions in this chapter refer to many different sorts of relationships, such as:

• Your relationship with your own body

• Your relationship with your work

• Your relationship with nature.

Our lives revolve around relationships—with ourselves, others and everything we encounter in the world around us. The more you act in line with your values, the better will be the quality of those relationships and therefore the more enjoyable and rewarding your life will be.

Chapter 26 Troubleshooting Values

This chapter give you information about how we do the troubleshooting values. The reality is, there will be times that you have to prioritize your values; to focus more on some domains of life than others. This calls for soul-searching; for asking yourself, ‘What’s most important at this moment in my life, given all my conflicting concerns?’ Then choose to act on that value, rather than wasting your time uselessly worrying about what you might be giving up or missing out on. There are many other demons that will try to deter you—but you already know that they’re only a bunch of words. So let them be and focus your attention where it’s most useful: on plotting the course, steering the ship on wards and thoroughly appreciating the voyage.

Chapter 27 The Thousand-Mile Journey

This chapter give you information about steps to lead the thousand-mile journey in your life. 

Ancient Chinese proverb by the great philosopher Lao-Tzu said: ‘A journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.’ And there are five steps to get meaningful life in your thousand-mile journey. Summarize Your Values, Set An Immediate Goal, Set Some Short-term Goals, Set Some Medium-range Goals, Set Some Long-term Goals.

When we move in a valued direction, every moment of our journey becomes meaningful. So engage fully in everything you do along the way. Practice your mindfulness skills: be open to and interested in your experience. That way, you’ll find it stimulating, satisfying and invigorating, even during those times when the going gets tough.

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