The Happiness Equation: Want Nothing + Do Anything = Have Everything
by Neil Pasricha
Buddha says, “You can search throughout the entire universe for someone who is more deserving of your love and affection than you are yourself and that person is not to be found anywhere. You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.” We scan the world for problems because that led to our survival. And our current design of the world only reinforces and grows these negative-lens feelings.
Buddha says, “You can search throughout the entire universe for someone who is more deserving of your love and affection than you are yourself and that person is not to be found anywhere. You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.”
We scan the world for problems because that led to our survival. And our current design of the world only reinforces and grows these negative-lens feelings.
There is nothing more satisfying than being loved for who you are and nothing more painful than being loved for who you’re not but pretending to be.
What’s the counterintuitive secret to having more time? Chop the amount of time you have to do it.
Happy people don’t have the best of everything. They make the best of everything. Be happy first.
"Buddha says, “You can search throughout the entire universe for someone who is more deserving of your love and affection than you are yourself and that person is not to be found anywhere. You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.”"
"We scan the world for problems because that led to our survival. And our current design of the world only reinforces and grows these negative-lens feelings."
"There is nothing more satisfying than being loved for who you are and nothing more painful than being loved for who you’re not but pretending to be."
"What’s the counterintuitive secret to having more time? Chop the amount of time you have to do it."
"Happy people don’t have the best of everything. They make the best of everything. Be happy first."
"None of us can control our emotions. We can only control our reactions to our emotions."
"Carrying out five random acts of kindness a week dramatically improves your happiness."
- →We scan the world for problems because that led to our survival. And our current design of the world only reinforces and grows these negative-lens feelings.
- →What’s the counterintuitive secret to having more time? Chop the amount of time you have to do it.
- →“Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.”
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