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Self-help ✦ Penny’s Take

What Makes You Happy?

Fiona Robards · 2015
72/100
👍 Worth It

Fiona Robards covers a lot of ground in one practical package — ten life areas, real exercises, reflective questions — and the psychology-backed foundation keeps it from feeling like fluff. Veteran self-help readers may find the terrain familiar, but the breadth-plus-action combination makes it a solid starting point for anyone ready to take stock across multiple areas of life at once.

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Verdict receipt0–100
Faith & family safety95
Substance / usefulness70
Craft & writing72
Originality62
Evidence & accuracy75
Hype vs delivers78
Age-fit85
👁 Human-eye gut-check72
Penny’s verdict72
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