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3.68 AVERAGE
3.68 AVERAGE
This is a quick read and while Pasricha repeats much commonsense advise that we have all heard many times, there are a few nuggets that are new and worth reading. Definitely a book to get from the library, not to purchase.
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reflective
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fast-paced
Published in 2016 by Putnam Publishing, a division of PenguinRandomHouse.
The Happiness Equation is a #1 international bestseller, Toronto Star bestseller, and Globe and Mail bestseller.
Pasricha was returning from his honeymoon in Asia when his wife took a pregnancy test in the aeroplane bathroom and told him on the plane that she was pregnant. Upon landing, he began writing a letter to his unborn child on how to live a happy life, which evolved into the book.
The Happiness Equation is a #1 international bestseller, Toronto Star bestseller, and Globe and Mail bestseller.
Pasricha was returning from his honeymoon in Asia when his wife took a pregnancy test in the aeroplane bathroom and told him on the plane that she was pregnant. Upon landing, he began writing a letter to his unborn child on how to live a happy life, which evolved into the book.
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
Solid, thought provoking read. Did I agree with everything in this book? No, but there were some gems of information that I wish to apply to my life moving forward.
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This... was not a good listen. The best advice in this book comes in the form of watered down sentiments better expressed in any number of other fairly generic self-help books, except that the advice is tinged by Neil's own weirdly egotistic and largely unhelpful anecdotes from his own life.
The worst advice in the book was probably the bit talking about how a great way to get things done is to give yourself less time to do it. Not that the advice itself is that horrific, but his anecdote is talking about how inspired he was by the seriously concerning and stress-inducing work practices put in place by some software company executive he was talking to. His story gave me flashbacks to my last job which I specifically quit because of how often we'd get hammered by unreasonable and stressful deadlines and how it was affecting my mental health. It was very much advice I could see coming from a Walmart executive, and I pretty much mean that in the worst way possible.
And don't even get me started on that bloody equation in the title. If you want nothing then isn't having everything basically meaningless? The answer is yes, like a lot of the advice in this book.
The worst advice in the book was probably the bit talking about how a great way to get things done is to give yourself less time to do it. Not that the advice itself is that horrific, but his anecdote is talking about how inspired he was by the seriously concerning and stress-inducing work practices put in place by some software company executive he was talking to. His story gave me flashbacks to my last job which I specifically quit because of how often we'd get hammered by unreasonable and stressful deadlines and how it was affecting my mental health. It was very much advice I could see coming from a Walmart executive, and I pretty much mean that in the worst way possible.
And don't even get me started on that bloody equation in the title. If you want nothing then isn't having everything basically meaningless? The answer is yes, like a lot of the advice in this book.
informative
reflective
slow-paced
Being happy is something everyone has struggled with at least once in their lives. For the most part, happiness is taught to be the end product of great success which results from hard work.
This model is severely flawed because success doesn't always guarantee happiness. That doesn't stop there. We keep crossing milestones and setting bigger goals, so we are never satisfied.
What if we're happy first, then we work hard? Research shows that if we're happy, we tend to be more productive and we can achieve more success. The question is how can we be happy?
In this book, Neil Pasricha talks about things we can do to feel better. He has given some pointers by reading different research papers, studies, and drawing from his client' and his own experience. The writing is to the point, and he has used several graphs and scribbles to illustrate his points.
In my opinion, this book is really useful for people who are trying to find some joy in their life. I struggle with it all the time and I'm always delighted to find such books that enlighten me to improve my lifestyle.
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This model is severely flawed because success doesn't always guarantee happiness. That doesn't stop there. We keep crossing milestones and setting bigger goals, so we are never satisfied.
What if we're happy first, then we work hard? Research shows that if we're happy, we tend to be more productive and we can achieve more success. The question is how can we be happy?
In this book, Neil Pasricha talks about things we can do to feel better. He has given some pointers by reading different research papers, studies, and drawing from his client' and his own experience. The writing is to the point, and he has used several graphs and scribbles to illustrate his points.
In my opinion, this book is really useful for people who are trying to find some joy in their life. I struggle with it all the time and I'm always delighted to find such books that enlighten me to improve my lifestyle.
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