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The Happiness
Equation:
Want Nothing + Do Anything = Have Everything
Published in 2017
by Neil Pasricha
Book review
Navnath Pawar
About the author
• Canadian author, entrepreneur, public speaker
• Known for Book of Awesome series and The Happiness
Equation
Problem with self-help
books
• Lack of actionable insights
How we perceive happiness?
Great
Work
Big
Success
Be Happy
Be Happy
Great
work
Big
Success
Equation parts
• Want Nothing
• Do anything
• Have everything
Want Nothing
Be happy first
01
Do it for you
02
Remember the
lottery
03
Be happy first
1. Three walks of 20 minutes (Physical activity)
2. The 20-minute Replay (Creative writing about a positive experience)
3. Random acts of Kindness towards others
4. A complete unplug (A break from the technology)
5. Hit Flow (Being completely involved in an activity)
6. 2-minute meditations
7. Five Gratitudes (write in a gratitude journal)
Do it for you
• External goals don’t help. Only
internal goals do
• Do it for you. Don’t do it for others
(To block all criticism)
• When you are not doing it for
you…you are not doing a good job.
Its not just that getting reward
hurts quality
• Comparison is thief of joy
Remember the lottery
“Be content with what you have.
Rejoice in the way things are. When
you realize there is nothing lacking,
the whole world belongs to you.”
-Lao Tzu
Do Anything
Never Retire
01
Overvalue you
02
Create Space
03
Never retire
• Ikigai
• Retirement is a new concept
• Retirement is a western concept
• Retirement is a broken concept
Overvalue you
• Work on the things you love
Create Space
• Removing Choice
• Removing Time
• Removing Access
Have everything
Just do it
01
Be You
02
Don't take advice
03
Just do it
• Nike slogan
• Action causes motivation
• Action kills fear
Be You
• Saturday Morning Test:
What do you do on Saturday Morning when you have nothing to do?
• The Five People Test
• Take a look at five people closest you and remember you are average
of them
Don’t take advice
• All advice conflicts
• Happy people know when its important to stop taking advice and
start listening to yourself

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The Happiness Equation Book Review

  • 1. The Happiness Equation: Want Nothing + Do Anything = Have Everything Published in 2017 by Neil Pasricha Book review Navnath Pawar
  • 2. About the author • Canadian author, entrepreneur, public speaker • Known for Book of Awesome series and The Happiness Equation
  • 3. Problem with self-help books • Lack of actionable insights
  • 4. How we perceive happiness? Great Work Big Success Be Happy
  • 6. Equation parts • Want Nothing • Do anything • Have everything
  • 7. Want Nothing Be happy first 01 Do it for you 02 Remember the lottery 03
  • 8. Be happy first 1. Three walks of 20 minutes (Physical activity) 2. The 20-minute Replay (Creative writing about a positive experience) 3. Random acts of Kindness towards others 4. A complete unplug (A break from the technology) 5. Hit Flow (Being completely involved in an activity) 6. 2-minute meditations 7. Five Gratitudes (write in a gratitude journal)
  • 9. Do it for you • External goals don’t help. Only internal goals do • Do it for you. Don’t do it for others (To block all criticism) • When you are not doing it for you…you are not doing a good job. Its not just that getting reward hurts quality • Comparison is thief of joy
  • 10. Remember the lottery “Be content with what you have. Rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you.” -Lao Tzu
  • 11. Do Anything Never Retire 01 Overvalue you 02 Create Space 03
  • 12. Never retire • Ikigai • Retirement is a new concept • Retirement is a western concept • Retirement is a broken concept
  • 13. Overvalue you • Work on the things you love
  • 14. Create Space • Removing Choice • Removing Time • Removing Access
  • 15. Have everything Just do it 01 Be You 02 Don't take advice 03
  • 16. Just do it • Nike slogan • Action causes motivation • Action kills fear
  • 17. Be You • Saturday Morning Test: What do you do on Saturday Morning when you have nothing to do? • The Five People Test • Take a look at five people closest you and remember you are average of them
  • 18. Don’t take advice • All advice conflicts • Happy people know when its important to stop taking advice and start listening to yourself