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

Pasricha, Neil

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0399576959 ISBN 13: 9780399576959

Publisher: Penguin LCC US, 2016

Synopsis

#1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER
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.

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Review

Praise for "The Happiness Equation"
"Dale Carnegie was last century. Steven Covey was last decade. Neil Pasricha is what's now. The Happiness Equation is a two-hour ticket to changing your life!"
--SUSAN CAIN, author of "Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking"
""The Happiness Equation"will lead to tremendous changes in both your professional and personal life!"
--TONY HSIEH, author of"Delivering Happiness"and CEO of Zappos.com, Inc.
Clear, practical, and thought-provoking, "The Happiness Equation"reveals how all of us can live happier lives.
--GRETCHEN RUBIN, author of"Better Than Before"and"The Happiness Project"
I m blown away by"The Happiness Equation."Neil's nine secrets will improve how you think, how you feel, and how you act!
--KEN BLANCHARD, coauthor of"The New One Minute Manager"and"Refire! Don t Retire"
"When Neil Pasricha talks, leaders of all levels and backgrounds stop what they're doing... and listen."
--HOWARD BEHAR, Former President of Starbucks Coffee
While everyone else implies that happiness is out there, Neil points out that it is really in here !
--MARSHALL GOLDSMITH, " "author of "Triggers "and "What Got You Here Won't Get You There"
"Nobody has hacked happiness like this before!"
--FRANK WARREN, author of "PostSecret"
"Neil Pasricha is a life coach for the next generation! He makes happiness attainable by using scientifically proven habits that require low time investment and reap massive rewards!"
--SHAWN ACHOR, " "author of "The Happiness Advantage"
"With simple effortlessness, Neil renders complex ideas easily memorably and everyday practical. Disarmingly written, memorably fun, and unstoppingly useful."
--COL. CHRIS HADFIELD, Former Commander of the International Space Station and author of "The Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth"
Be happy first. These three words are so counterintuitive that most of us don t know what to do with them. Neil does.
--SETH GODIN, author of "What To Do When It s Your Turn"
""
How is it possible for subtle, non-judgmental lessons to hit you on the head like the proverbial ton of bricks? I'm not sure how he did it, but Neil Pasricha is "the" modern-day master of what it means to live intentionally. I loved this book!
--CHRIS GUILLEBEAU, author of"The Happiness of Pursuit"and"The $100 Startup"
""
"This lighted hearted and compelling book presents common sense suggestions for achieving happiness that will most definitely motivate new rituals and change habits in your life."
--STEVE REINEMUND, Former Chairman and CEO, PepsiCo and Former Dean, Wake Forest University School of Business
Neil joined the Audi Executive Team across the United States and his happiness lessons were the highlight of the show. His is always on point, thought provoking, and receives near perfect ratings. Listen to him!
--PETER DONNELLAN, Director of After Sales, Audi of America
""The Four-Hour Work Week "meets "The Happiness Project "in The Happiness Equation -- an incredible book that gave me time-saving tips in the first few minutes and a genuinely happier life by the end. Neil is the master of happiness. Buy this book!"
--BILL MARSHALL, Co-Founder of TIFF, one of the world's largest film festivals
"The Happiness Equation shows you how to live life on your own terms. A dazzling and highly useful action book I'll be giving to everyone I know!"
--DUNCAN MAC NAUGHTON, former Chief Merchandising Officer of Walmart
Want to get happy? Steal everything you can from this book.
--AUSTIN KLEON, author of "Steal Like An Artist
" Pasricha, counterintuitively, opens by saying that the trick is not to do great things and achieve great success that will lead to happiness but instead to be happy, which will yield great works and achieve all the success a person might want. Counterintuitive, yes, but not if you consider deeply his observation that happiness is 'based on how we see the world' and, moreover, that there are plenty of specific things a person can do to adjust his or her attitude northward . Very good and well worth a look. "
--Kirkus Reviews
""Empathetically, [Pasricha] shows how to gain self-acceptance, feel passionate, and master important relationships...supply[ing] a great recipe for a contented life."
--"Library Journal"
If you want to find your authentic self then read"The Happiness Equation
--Glamour""

Praise for The Happiness Equation
"Dale Carnegie was last century. Steven Covey was last decade. Neil Pasricha is what's now. The Happiness Equation is a two-hour ticket to changing your life!"
--SUSAN CAIN, author of Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
"The Happiness Equation will lead to tremendous changes in both your professional and personal life!"
--TONY HSIEH, author of Delivering Happiness and CEO of Zappos.com, Inc.
"Clear, practical, and thought-provoking, The Happiness Equation reveals how all of us can live happier lives."
--GRETCHEN RUBIN, author of Better Than Before and The Happiness Project
"I'm blown away by The Happiness Equation. Neil's nine secrets will improve how you think, how you feel, and how you act!"
--KEN BLANCHARD, coauthor of The New One Minute Manager and Refire! Don't Retire
"When Neil Pasricha talks, leaders of all levels and backgrounds stop what they're doing... and listen."
--HOWARD BEHAR, Former President of Starbucks Coffee

"While everyone else implies that happiness is 'out there', Neil points out that it is really 'in here'!"
--MARSHALL GOLDSMITH, author of Triggers and What Got You Here Won't Get You There

"Nobody has hacked happiness like this before!"
--FRANK WARREN, author of PostSecret
"Neil Pasricha is a life coach for the next generation! He makes happiness attainable by using scientifically proven habits that require low time investment and reap massive rewards!"
--SHAWN ACHOR, author of The Happiness Advantage
"With simple effortlessness, Neil renders complex ideas easily memorably and everyday practical. Disarmingly written, memorably fun, and unstoppingly useful."
--COL. CHRIS HADFIELD, Former Commander of the International Space Station and author of The Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth
"Be happy first. These three words are so counterintuitive that most of us don't know what to do with them. Neil does."
--SETH GODIN, author of What To Do When It's Your Turn

"How is it possible for subtle, non-judgmental lessons to hit you on the head like the proverbial ton of bricks? I'm not sure how he did it, but Neil Pasricha is the modern-day master of what it means to live intentionally. I loved this book!"
--CHRIS GUILLEBEAU, author of The Happiness of Pursuit and The $100 Startup

"This lighted hearted and compelling book presents common sense suggestions for achieving happiness that will most definitely motivate new rituals and change habits in your life."
--STEVE REINEMUND, Former Chairman and CEO, PepsiCo and Former Dean, Wake Forest University School of Business
"Neil joined the Audi Executive Team across the United States and his happiness lessons were the highlight of the show. His is always on point, thought provoking, and receives near perfect ratings. Listen to him!"
--PETER DONNELLAN, Director of After Sales, Audi of America
"The Four-Hour Work Week meets The Happiness Project in The Happiness Equation -- an incredible book that gave me time-saving tips in the first few minutes and a genuinely happier life by the end. Neil is the master of happiness. Buy this book!"
--BILL MARSHALL, Co-Founder of TIFF, one of the world's largest film festivals
"The Happiness Equation shows you how to live life on your own terms. A dazzling and highly useful action book I'll be giving to everyone I know!"
--DUNCAN MAC NAUGHTON, former Chief Merchandising Officer of Walmart
"Want to get happy? Steal everything you can from this book."
--AUSTIN KLEON, author of Steal Like An Artist
"Pasricha, counterintuitively, opens by saying that the trick is not to do great things and achieve great success that will lead to happiness but instead to be happy, which will yield great works and achieve all the success a person might want. Counterintuitive, yes, but not if you consider deeply his observation that happiness is 'based on how we see the world' and, moreover, that there are plenty of specific things a person can do to adjust his or her attitude northward.... Very good and well worth a look."
--Kirkus Reviews
"Empathetically, [Pasricha] shows how to gain self-acceptance, feel passionate, and master important relationships...supply[ing] a great recipe for a contented life."
--Library Journal
"If you want to find your authentic self then read The Happiness Equation"
--Glamour

Book Description

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin LCC US
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0399576959
• ISBN 13: 9780399576959
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320