The Happiness Equation

What is the formula for a happy life? In the groundbreaking book The Happiness Equation, Neil shares how you can want nothing, do anything, and have everything. All in nine secrets. Controversial? Maybe. Counterintuitive? Definitely.

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The Happiness Equation is the result of an unrelenting search, over more than a decade, to hack human happiness. It contains the collective wisdom of hundreds of positive psychologists, dozens of Fortune 500 CEOs, and thousands of personal interviews. From Germany to Japan, from Buddha to Vonnegut, from Hitchcock to Home Alone, Neil Pasricha, the New York Times bestselling author of The Book of Awesome focused on one life-changing questions:

What is the simplest formula for a happy life?

Thousands of hours later, this book contains all the answers. From greeting to meeting, from boardroom to bedroom, it’s all here, and it will change your life in two hours. You will learn principles such as:

Why success doesn’t lead to happiness
How to make more money than a Harvard MBA
Why multitasking is a myth
The 4 simple words that block all criticism
How eliminating options leads to more choice
What the healthiest 100-year-olds teach us about retirement
The 3 S’s of Success
How to add one hour to your day with only one small change
The Bench Test for evaluating any change in your life
The 3 B’s of creating space
The one thing most billionaires want but cannot have
How to make every decision at twice the speed

And much, much more.

The Happiness Equation is a once-in-a-lifetime book that changes how you think about everything—your career, your relationships, and ultimately, of course, yourself.

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Reviews

“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

“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

“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

“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

“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.

“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. He 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

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