Book

The Happiness Equation

Pasricha, Neil · 2016

A self-help book presenting nine secrets to achieving happiness through practical, science-based habits and mindset shifts. Written in an accessible, conversational tone with personal anecdotes and actionable advice for readers seeking a more fulfilling life.

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What this book knows

Happiness precedes success: act first, feel capable second, and want to continue last — the doing creates the believing.

Sex: Absent
Work: Primary
Learning: Present
Religion: Absent

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self-and-identity

Everything happens backward. You start doing, and confidence and motivation follow. We think we must have the ability to do something, and then the motivation.
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This entire list relates to authenticity. Being yourself means you live a life true to yourself, express your feelings, and let yourself be happier.
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Throw yourself into some work you believe in with all your heart, live for it, die for it, and you will find happiness you thought could never be yours.
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Office workers spend on average 28% of their time answering email. We were all attached to our phones, firing emails, working hard. It was part of the job.
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Computer multitasking in single-core microprocessors involves time-sharing; only one task can actually be active at a time. Tasks are rotated through many times a second.
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I folded my clothes and shoes the night before. When I woke up I would see my gym clothes on the floor. My gym attendance soared by over 300%.
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