Choose to Be Happy vs The Happiness Trap: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Happiness, Self-actualization, Self help
Choose to Be Happy
More
Do you want to choose how you feel?Wayne Froggatt has already taught hundreds of people in New Zealand to do just that. Choose to Be Happy is the result of his experience. In it, he applies his methods to a…
The Happiness Trap
More
Build a more satisfying and meaningful life with this best-selling guide to freeing yourself from depression, anxiety, and insecurity through Acceptance and Commitment TherapyAre you, like millions of Americans, caught…
Side by side
The verdict
- Readers rate The Happiness Trap highest: The Happiness Trap 4.1 · Choose to Be Happy 3.7.
- Choose to Be Happy has the widest readership — 72 ratings behind its score.
Affiliate links: we may earn a commission on purchases.
Scores by source
| Choose to Be Happy | The Happiness Trap | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.7 (72) | — |
| Hardcover | — | 4.0 (1) |
| Google Books | — | 3.0 (3) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (29) |
| Check price → | Check price → |
Reception
| Choose to Be Happy | The Happiness Trap | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 72 | 29 |
| Editions | 3 | 14 |
| Want to read | 136 | — |
| Reading it now | 12 | — |
| Written reviews | 11 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 2244 |
| Pages | 206 | 288 |
| Check price → | Check price → |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Choose to Be Happy or The Happiness Trap?
The Happiness Trap has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Happiness Trap 4.1/5, Choose to Be Happy 3.7/5).
Which is shorter to read: Choose to Be Happy or The Happiness Trap?
Choose to Be Happy is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Choose to Be Happy (206 pages, ≈ 3 h 49 m); The Happiness Trap (288 pages, ≈ 5 h 20 m).
Which is harder to read: Choose to Be Happy or The Happiness Trap?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Choose to Be Happy: Moderate; The Happiness Trap: Moderate.