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    The Happiness Equation: Want Nothing + Do Anything = Have Everything

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    About this audiobook

    What's the formula for a happy life?  

    Neil Pasricha is a Harvard MBA, a Walmart executive, a New York Times-bestselling author, and a husband and dad. After selling more than a million copies of his Book of Awesome series, he now shifts his focus from observation to application.

    In The Happiness Equation, Pasricha illustrates how to want nothing, do anything, and have everything. If that sounds like a contradiction, you simply haven't unlocked the 9 Secrets to Happiness.

    Each secret takes a common ideal, flips it on its head, and casts it in a completely new light. Pasricha then goes a step further by providing step-by-step guidelines and hand-drawn scribbles that illustrate exactly how to apply each secret to live a happier life today.

    Controversial? Maybe. Counterintuitive? Definitely.

    The Happiness Equation will teach you such principles as:
    · Why success doesn't lead to happiness 
    · How to make more money than a Harvard MBA 
    · Why multitasking is a myth 
    · How eliminating options leads to more choice

    The Happiness Equation is a book that will change how you think about everything-your time, your career, your relationships, your family, and, ultimately, of course, your happiness. 

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateMar 8, 2016
    ISBN9780698189713
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    • 4/5
      I had the opportunity to meet Neil Pasricha at a conference. We also received a copy of The Happiness Equation. I wonder how I would feel about the book if I hadn't met the author. I like him: he is earnest and ready to tell his own story as well as listen to others tell theirs. His advice is thoughtful and research based but can tend to the overly optimistic, feel good rhetoric that seems to be prevalent these days. Think happy, be happy. I'm a little cynical about that attitude, and, as someone seriously considering retirement, I bristled at the advice to not retire. There is nuance and these kinds of books don't necessarily thrive on nuance: I may work but in a different kind of way. Is it retirement? But I have adopted his suggestions for managing decisions including automating my clothing options and regulating time sinks like email and social media. I also subscribe to his newsletter and listen to his 3 Books podcast. He feeds my love of reading and books.
    • 4/5
      The Good StuffKind of comforting to know that everyone has negative thoughts, even the most successful people as well. Appreciated his advice that its not wrong to have negative thoughtsEncouraged to exercise more as results from medical studies have shown that it helps fight depression (notice - doesn't cure it, you moron Tom Cruise -- sorry strongly dislike that jerk)Very wise Buddha story - that I must keep rememberingLots of humourPractical wise adviceThe best part is the advice to understand that Culture of Enough will make you happier than the Culture of More Good reminder that I have already won the lottery - I have so much in my life to be grateful for - yup that's right, Jeff, Jacob, Jesse, Crush and Oreo (ok and Doctor Who)The story hits hard about Mr Wilson. My dad retired and not very long after passed away. My dad was a man who loved his job, loved that he could help so many people and when he had to retire. It killed him. Miss you Daddy - say Hi to Mr. Wilson - you guys would totally get along me thinksMust really think hard and make choices about the decisions I make every day. Really want to focus on the ones that mean most to me. Going to be spending the next little while getting rid of time wasters. I am a Mom, I need to focus on those decisions - not the other stuff. Sorry I will be removing a lot of my accessJust plain practical and sensible advice on making your happiness a priorityThe Not So Good StuffA wee bit choppyLot of quotes from other writersHave the song "You can't always get what you want" stuck in my headFavorite Quotes/Passages"If you become angry with me and I do not get insulted, then the anger falls back on you. You are the only one who becomes unhappy. All you have done is hurt yourself. If you want to stop hurting yourself, you must get rid of your anger and become loving instead.""You can't have everything, where would you put it?" by Stephen Wright"You can move to a shack in the woods to get away from it all! But we'd miss you too much there. Please don't do that."4 Dewey's Got this from work after my yearly review in which I stated the only thing I really had to work at was stop avoiding the Self-Help section like the plague. After my Manager stopped laughing she suggested that I take a read of some of the more popular books in the section, Didn't have to review but you know I like to share
    • 5/5
      Great book covering all aspects of what makes happiness and how to increase it in your life
    • 5/5
      Really great book. Totally recommended. It the kind of book that it should be review and work on the exercise to keep your mind positive and following the equation.
    • 5/5
      With stories of his past or accounts from others, in detail, he goes through every aspect of his 9 secrets which have many great points that you can try to implement in your own lives.
    • 5/5
      Excellent to listen while doing other stuff. You learn important things about how to live the life that you really want and not the one that someone told you.
    • 4/5
      Packed with solid evidence, captivating anecdotes, and actionable advice, "The Happiness Equation" is certainly worth a read. The only reason I didn't give it five stars is because the writing style can sometimes get repetitive, especially as an audiobook. As long as you're in a good mood when you're reading it, you can overlook some of the flaws as an audiobook and benefit from what is otherwise a fantastic read.

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