Neil Pasricha: Cultivate Happiness & Live An Awesome Life

The Rich Roll Podcast

Rich Roll

Health & Fitness, Education, Self-improvement, Society & Culture

4.8 • 12.9K Ratings

🗓️ 15 May 2023

⏱️ 178 minutes

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Summary

Everyone wants to be happy—but why does it feel so complicated? Today’s guest believes happiness lives in the small, simple, and often overlooked daily wins. But only if only we take a moment to appreciate them. Meet my new friend, Neil Pasricha. Neil is the author of nine books and journals, including The Book of Awesome, The Happiness Equation, and his newest offering, Our Book of Awesome—all of which orient around a spinning rolodex of simple pleasures originating from his 100-million-hit, award-winning blog 1000 Awesome Things. Neil shares the power of celebrating small wins and how intentionally noticing and appreciating small things, can train your brain to focus on the positive. Neil also shares the importance of taking a mindful, intentional approach to how you allocate your time and direct your attention and gives us a blueprint for building a life of more purpose. This is an uplifting exchange sure to brighten your day—and arm you with the tools you need to foster a happiness practice. Show notes + MORE Watch on YouTube Newsletter Sign-Up Today’s Sponsors: LMNT: drinkLMNT.com/RICHROLL Indeed: Indeed.com/RICHROLL Calm: http://www.calm.com/richroll BetterHelp: BetterHelp.com/richroll Athletic Greens: https://www.athleticgreens.com/richroll Plant Power Meal Planner: https://meals.richroll.com Peace + Plants, Rich

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0:00.0	The Rich Roll Podcast.
0:15.4	You got to train your brain to be happy first, and then the big success comes at the end.
0:21.3	It's not great work, big success, be happy.
0:24.1	It's the reverse.
0:25.1	You've got to train and prime your brain to think of happiness like a practice, like a
0:28.4	habit, like something you invest in, and being happy leads to doing great work, and the
0:32.4	great work leads to having big success.
0:36.4	Everyone wants to be happy.
0:37.6	We all want that, right?
0:39.2	But why does it feel so complicated, so elusive?
0:43.1	Well, many self-help gurus present happiness as a choice, the idea that happiness can be
0:48.9	produced whenever we want irrespective of circumstances.
0:53.2	Others believe it's mind in reorienting your life, a byproduct of pursuing purpose, meaning,
1:00.3	and service.
1:01.3	But today's guest, my friend Neil Pas-Recha, believes happiness lives in the small,
1:07.2	the simple, the often overlooked daily wins.
1:11.6	Neil Pas-Recha is the best-selling author of the book of awesome.
1:14.6	Please welcome to the show's Neil Pas-Recha.
1:17.1	It's not what happens to you.
1:18.8	It's what you do about it.
1:21.0	Neil's the author of nine books, including the book of awesome, the happiness equation,
1:26.1	and his newest offering are book of awesome.
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