255: Neil Pasricha on the Happiness Equation

<p>Neil Pasricha is a New York Times bestselling author with books published in over a dozen languages. He’s spent 7 years (and counting!) on best-seller lists and his books have sold millions of copies. You may know his blog – 1000 Awesome Things – it’s won 2 Webby awards for the Best Blog in the World and has had over 50 million hits. His most recent book, The Happiness Equation: Want Nothing + Do Anything = Have Everything, is what we focus much of this interview on. You’ll learn really practical advice, grounded in research and science, on what you can do to be happier.</p><p><br></p><p>Fin – Do you feel like you can never get everything on your to-do list done? Get a little extra help getting tasks crossed off with Fin, a digital personal assistant which can do things like book travel plans or find contractors to fix things around the house. Send Fin a couple of requests for free! Use the link&nbsp;<a href="http://www.fin.com/wolf" target="_blank">www.fin.com/wolf</a></p><p>Ancestry DNA – give the gift of finding out your family history&nbsp;<a href="http://www.ancestry.com/wolf" target="_blank">www.ancestry.com/wolf</a>&nbsp;$59</p><p>Quip – an electric toothbrush that makes brushing better at an affordable price $25&nbsp;<a href="http://www.getquip.com/wolf" target="_blank">www.getquip.com/wolf</a>&nbsp;get your first refill pack free</p><p>In&nbsp;This Interview, Neil Pasricha and I Discuss…</p><ul><li>His book, The Happiness Equation: Want Nothing + Do Anything = Have Everything</li><li>The 9 critical steps in achieving the happiness equation</li><li>The 7 ways to be happy right now</li><li>The benefits of 3 brisk 30-minute nature walks each week</li><li>The power of random – or conscious – acts of kindness</li><li>A complete unplug</li><li>Why you should never retire</li><li>Social, Stimulation, Story</li><li>The importance of structure</li><li>The bench test for all major life decisions</li><li>His upcoming audible book on resilience</li><li>The&nbsp;war between more and enough</li></ul><p>Nei