Well, this book was gifted to me as a New Year's gift by @eruditesourav and it's been a long since I've been reading it. Not because it was hard to read but because it was advised by the author to give it time and read different chapters at different places on random days. Well anyway, finally I've finished this amazing book & here I'm, with #MyReview of Neil Pasricha's #TheHappinessEquation 📚 One of this book's major anchors (as far as the thought process) is the way it connects our modern shift to wanting more (modern consumption) to the old paradigm that prioritizes food and safety as primary in both ancient and relatively recent history. Happiness is thus, in a way, a more pertinent question for us in the modern age given the re-orientation of the way we live our lives in much of the world (which correlates with the idea that the portion of our brain that can contemplate happiness is also relatively modern). This is not true for all of course, but it is likely true for the vast portions of the books audience. And here-in lies a part of the book's weakness. It doesn't push far enough to cross these boundaries between the affluent and the less than affluent, and in doing so doesn't do enough to divert us from keeping "have" as our end goal. It goes a long ways (rightly so) to dispel the modern myth of more is better, & addresses the limitations of our pursuit for success on puruely monetary and status terms. Where the book loses me is in the failure to fully reconcile our idea of happiness outside of notions of "having". It does help to reorient our ways of thinking about why and how and what, but it doesn't fully protect against the trappings of the to-do-list. Much of where the book re-orients our thinking is in our recognition of the inner/outward conundrum (what matters most is what we think of ourselves), the powerful impact of understanding the place of negative/positive thinking, and time management. What did I take away from this book that was helpful? (Contd. in comments) #readers #readersofinstagram #readersofig #bookrecommendations #books #bookstagram #BookReview #writerscommunity #writersofig #writersofinstagram #bookstagrammer #bibliophile https://www.instagram.com/p/CLFBNi0hWbj/?igshid=wbajuxxkso72
