Let's Save the World

By Adam Kline

Almost all of us want a better world, yet we haven’t had a clear vision for how to make it happen. Until now. The premise of Let’s Save the World is that a better world means a happier world, and the skills you need to create happiness in your own life are identical to the skills we need to create happiness for everyone. This workbook will help you develop these skills.

• Language: English
• Publisher: BookBaby
• Release date: Jun 12, 2015
• ISBN: 9781483555294

Adam Kline

Adam Kline is an author and screenwriter based in the American Midwest. His lucky rabbit is based in the garden, just left of the kale.

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3:Cooperation

Part 1

PROBLEM SOLVING

Happiness is a result of creative problem solving.

Step 1: Be Honest

LIFE EVALUATION

Assess what is and isn’t working.

We often talk about the different areas of life as though they’re separate lives. How happy you are with each of yours?

Rate each life from 0 -5.

EVALUATING THE EVALUATION

Henry Ford said, Business is never so healthy as when, like a chicken, it has to do a certain amount of scratching for what it gets, and the same is true of the business of being a person. Growth and challenge and room for improvement keep us engaged in our experience. They might even make us happier than those more obviously blissful moments when everything seems just so. So keep scratching!

Step 2: Be Approachable

DEBRIEF

Ask a friend to do their own life evaluation then meet to discuss.

What’s up with your overall life score? Do you think it reflects your overall level of happiness at the moment?

What’s the main thing happening in each life area?

Have you always felt similarly or has something changed?

Do your friend’s feelings surprise you (or vice versa)?

Do you think how you see yourself lines up with how other people see you?

WARNING: The last question is dangerous. Because we often deny things about ourselves that are obvious to people around us. Bumping into these buried issues can spark an explosive reaction, an outburst of anger or sadness seemingly out of proportion to what triggered it. These