#149 Neil Pasricha: Simple Rules for Happiness

The Knowledge Project with Shane Parrish

Shane Parrish

Business, Investing, Entrepreneurship

4.7 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 18 October 2022

⏱️ 104 minutes

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Summary

Shane's guest on this episode of the show is New York Times bestselling author Neil Pasricha, who returns for his second appearance on The Knowledge Project. We discuss the importance of gratitude and how simple acts can change the way you feel, where confidence comes from, the specific routines and habits you can use to counter anxiety, the recipe for building resilience, and so much more.

Pasricha is the author of seven books which collectively have sold over 2 million copies and spent over 200 weeks on bestseller lists, including The Happiness Equation and Two-Minute Mornings. His first TED talk, “The 3 A’s of Awesome,” is ranked as one of the 10 Most Inspiring of all time, and he also hosts a podcast called 3 Books, where he uncovers the 1,000 most formative books in the world.

Neil previously appeared on Episode 72 of the The Knowledge Project, one of the show’s most downloaded conversations to date. His new book, Our Book of Awesome, will be released Dec. 6.

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0:00.0	One of the models I've been using with my kids a lot these days on cultivating resilience,
0:04.9	and I think you might find this interesting, is the philosophy of take more pictures.
0:08.9	The philosophy I think that we've all experienced with the pandemic is we just took another
0:12.6	pretty big picture. We just had another major life experience, all of us did.
0:17.2	Those that are alive right now, listen to this, have had a major life experience. Add that to the
0:20.9	camera role of your life. And if you want to increase your resilience further, take more pictures.
0:26.4	What's the data saying resilience now? There ain't that much. What do I think personally?
0:31.2	We've been through a lot, and what do I think is a model that can help us?
0:34.3	Take more pictures. The winds pile up when you pile on the number of times you step up to the blade.
0:56.4	Welcome to the knowledge project. I'm your host Shane Perish.
0:59.7	This podcast is about mastering the best of what other people have already figured out so that you can apply their insights to your life.
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1:20.0	Check out the show notes for a link. Today I'm speaking with Neil Pesricia.
1:25.5	Neil is a New York Times best-selling author and is written numerous best-sellers on happiness,
1:30.5	including the Book of Awesome, the Happiness Equation, two Minute Warnings, and more.
1:35.2	He's one of the most popular Ted speakers ever, and after listening to a few minutes of this, you'll see why.
1:40.8	This is the second time I've had Neil on the podcast. The first was episode 72, and it's one of the
1:46.2	most popular and downloaded we've ever done. In this wide-ranging conversation we discuss gratitude,
1:52.0	why we all feel so burnt out, where confidence comes from, the rituals, routines, and habits you
1:57.7	can use to counter overwhelm and anxiety, the recipe for building resilience and so much more.
2:05.0	It's time to listen and learn.
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