Download or read book Hacking Happiness written by Penny Locaso and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2020-08-28 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn to love uncertainty—and shape the future you want You have a successful life; a professional career, nice home, maybe kids or even a dog, so why are you so damn unhappy? Spread so thin at work, nothing gets the attention it needs; tasked with leading others through rapid change, you’re not sure where you’re heading yourself. Disruptive technology, catastrophic global events and increasing mental health problems means your secure and linear pathway to happiness no longer exists. Success today is not about the perfect plan to achieve more, manage change and mitigate risk. Our brave new world is calling us to throw out any rulebook and leap into what we fear most—the unknown. That’s exactly what Penny Locaso did when she turned her life upside-down to tackle our happiness-deficit problem. She emerged as the world’s first Happiness Hacker and the inventor of the Intentional Adaptability Quotient®: a quantifiable method for individuals and organisations to become more skillful at, and even relish, adapting to rapid change. Welcomed by business leaders worldwide, IAQ® catapulted Penny to prominence as a TedX Talk star and faculty member at the acclaimed Singularity University by showing that in our highly disruptive present we must embrace instability and complexity to achieve clarity, purpose, and the sense of meaning that brings real joy. Learn how experimentation, danger, and even failure are crucial to happiness and success Take courage and focus on what you’re avoiding, not what you’re missing Reskill yourself and others to accept—and even enjoy–uncertainty Explore your IAQ®: focus, courage, curiosity, accountability, connection, experimentation and reflection This book is an opportunity to look at work and the world through a new lens and see that by surfing on the edges of our comfort zone we—professionals, leaders, everyone—can intentionally adapt to create a successful and fulfilling future.

Download or read book Mind Hacking written by John Hargrave and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-09-12 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a twenty-one-day, three-step training program to achieve healthier thought patterns for a better quality of life by using the repetitive steps of analyzing, imagining, and reprogramming to help break down the barriers, including negative thought loops and mental roadblocks.

Download or read book The Hacking of the American Mind written by Robert H. Lustig and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2017-09-12 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Explores how industry has manipulated our most deep-seated survival instincts."—David Perlmutter, MD, Author, #1 New York Times bestseller, Grain Brain and Brain Maker The New York Times–bestselling author of Fat Chance reveals the corporate scheme to sell pleasure, driving the international epidemic of addiction, depression, and chronic disease. While researching the toxic and addictive properties of sugar for his New York Times bestseller Fat Chance, Robert Lustig made an alarming discovery—our pursuit of happiness is being subverted by a culture of addiction and depression from which we may never recover. Dopamine is the “reward” neurotransmitter that tells our brains we want more; yet every substance or behavior that releases dopamine in the extreme leads to addiction. Serotonin is the “contentment” neurotransmitter that tells our brains we don’t need any more; yet its deficiency leads to depression. Ideally, both are in optimal supply. Yet dopamine evolved to overwhelm serotonin—because our ancestors were more likely to survive if they were constantly motivated—with the result that constant desire can chemically destroy our ability to feel happiness, while sending us down the slippery slope to addiction. In the last forty years, government legislation and subsidies have promoted ever-available temptation (sugar, drugs, social media, porn) combined with constant stress (work, home, money, Internet), with the end result of an unprecedented epidemic of addiction, anxiety, depression, and chronic disease. And with the advent of neuromarketing, corporate America has successfully imprisoned us in an endless loop of desire and consumption from which there is no obvious escape. With his customary wit and incisiveness, Lustig not only reveals the science that drives these states of mind, he points his finger directly at the corporations that helped create this mess, and the government actors who facilitated it, and he offers solutions we can all use in the pursuit of happiness, even in the face of overwhelming opposition. Always fearless and provocative, Lustig marshals a call to action, with seminal implications for our health, our well-being, and our culture.

Download or read book The Happiness Hack written by Ellen Petry Leanse and published by Simple Truths. This book was released on 2019-03-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "For years, Ellen Leanse worked with titans like Apple, Google, Facebook, and Microsoft. As she watched innovations create new habits in tech, she also noticed a dramatic rise in stress. But what if our habits can instead be hacked for happiness? In this refreshing, practical book, you'll learn proven methods to hack your mind so you can: Have more time to do things you love ; Create real connections with the world around you ; Stop living your life on autopilot ; Reclaim focus for the things that matter ; and most importantly, REDUCE STRESS. With the hands-on tips and tricks from the HAPPINESS HACK, you'll be back in control of your mind and living the life you deserve to live."--Page 4 of cover

Download or read book Startup Your Life written by Anna Akbari and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2016-12-27 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As an entrepreneur, Anna Akbari learned that one of the best things about startups is their ability to “pivot” quickly—basically a euphemism for failing and starting over. And she quickly found that personal success is no different. It’s not just about developing and following the right process but also having a good idea. And that demands rigor and daily maintenance—far beyond a few positive affirmations. Like any Silicon Valley startup, the business of life is not as glamorous as its Instagram account would make it seem. What do you do when planning is not an option? When control is out of your reach? You isolate the small stuff, experiment constantly, and use the results to lay a more sustainable foundation for the future. You validate your idealized vision by testing it out in bite-sized increments. You see what sticks, integrate, and move forward. And inevitably, you experience a series of failures along the way, but those failures are key to your next success. Living a start up life is about maximizing flexibility and measuring on-going results, not avoiding failure or reaching one particular end goal. It's about embracing defeat, analyzing it, and failing up. In Startup Your Life, Akbari shows that after all, it's often the stumbles that pave the way for real happiness.

Download or read book Your Happiness Was Hacked written by Vivek Wadhwa and published by Berrett-Koehler Publishers. This book was released on 2018-06-26 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Technology is a great servant but a terrible master. This is the most important book ever written about one of the most significant aspects of our lives—the consequences of our addiction to online technology and how we can liberate ourselves and our children from it.” —Dean Ornish, M.D. Founder & President, Preventive Medicine Research Institute, Clinical Professor of Medicine, UCSF, Author, The Spectrum Technology: your master, or your friend? Do you feel ruled by your smartphone and enslaved by your e-mail or social-network activities? Digital technology is making us miserable, say bestselling authors and former tech executives Vivek Wadhwa and Alex Salkever. We've become a tribe of tech addicts—and it's not entirely our fault. Taking advantage of vulnerabilities in human brain function, tech companies entice us to overdose on technology interaction. This damages our lives, work, families, and friendships. Swipe-driven dating apps train us to evaluate people like products, diminishing our relationships. At work, we e-mail on average 77 times a day, ruining our concentration. At home, light from our screens is contributing to epidemic sleep deprivation. But we can reclaim our lives without dismissing technology. The authors explain how to avoid getting hooked on tech and how to define and control the roles that tech is playing and could play in our lives. And they provide a guide to technological and personal tools for regaining control. This readable book turns personal observation into a handy action guide to adapting to our new reality of omnipresent technology.

Download or read book Happiness Hacks written by Adams Media and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2018-01-09 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover simple ways to be happier in your everyday life with these hacks that encourage positive thinking to improve your mood and outlook in any situation. Everyone wants to be happier, but often many people don’t know where to start. In Happiness Hacks, you’ll find 300 quick and easy ways to increase happiness in every area of life, including improving relationships, finding joy in your career and workplace, and developing a supportive community. From handling difficult situations, seeking personal growth, and discovering ways to share enjoyment with others, this book can teach you to hack happiness, think positively, and find more satisfaction in your everyday life.

Download or read book Slipstream Time Hacking written by Benjamin P. Hardy and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Time is the number one currency of life. Time is the new money. People want it more than anything else. As you read SLIPSTREAM TIME HACKING and apply the principles contained therein, you will learn to:1. Quickly design the life of your choosing2. Add decades of quality time to your life3. Achieve bigger goals than you can presently conceive4. Command time rather than the other way aroundThis book will provide you a mind-bending and soul-expanding experience like no other self-improvement book you've ever read. The goal is to radically alter your entire perception of reality and what's possible.Take control of your time - take control of your life. Our time should be of utmost quality and memorable. As you read these pages, you will see in a very real way, that most people spend only a few minutes living every 24 hours. Most people's time is on fast-forward to their deathbed. This may be you right now.The goal is to get where you want to be--your ideal life--quickly so you can live there as long as possible. You can live thousands of years' worth of life in a single life-time by understanding the principles in this book.SLIPSTREAM TIME HACKING will challenge you to answer these questions:1. Ideally, how would you spend your time?2. What activities, if you could spend the majority of your time doing, would be most impactful?3. What activities would be most meaningful and important?4. What lifestyle resonates with your firmest convictions?5. Take actionRead SLIPSTREAM TIME HACKING and live the life you always wanted to live right now.

Download or read book Happiness Hacks 100 Scientific Curiously Effective written by Alex Palmer and published by The Experiment, LLC. This book was released on 2018-05-15 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Highly Effective Hacks From Totally True Facts! Could you be happier at work . . . in love . . . in life? You may not need a total overhaul—just a few good Happiness Hacks! Here are hundreds of shortcuts to brighten your day and boost your mood—and the science behind how they work. Discover why . . . 57°F (13.9°C) is the happiest temperature Selfies give you a jolt of joy Renters have a surprising edge over homeowners 17-minute breaks are the most productive Intimacy is better than sex It’s more satisfying to work a full 40-hour week Date night is the key to a happy marriage Just 10 minutes of exercise can cheer you up! Whether you’re seeking better health, stronger friendships, or that elusive “happy place,” these stunningly simple tips are proven to help. You can hack your way to happiness!

Download or read book Hacking Happiness written by John Havens and published by TarcherPerigee. This book was released on 2015-03-10 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The word "happiness" appears as "h(app)iness."

Download or read book Hacking Happy written by Dusty Phillips and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2012-12 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fed up with the latest and greatest time management system? You're optimizing the wrong variable. It's time to start hacking your own happiness for happier hacking. This book will motivate you to maximize your levels of happiness rather than false incentives like efficiency or productivity. It guides you through tested psychological techniques. Each chapter is an analogy to a programming or systems administration concept to help you grok it quickly. You'll start with unit tests for your life, then design a specification using scrum methodology. You'll learn how to log and debug the thoughts that cause negative feelings. Various algorithms, design patterns and sysadmin tools are adapted for use in happiness hacking. Start optimizing for happiness today!

Download or read book Understanding Atonement written by Gary A. Fox and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2019-09-24 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At some point in the Christian faith journey, most people ask the question, “Why did Jesus die?” The most common answer is, “For my sins.” But what if Jesus died because of the sin of humanity, not for individual sins? It seems weirdly illogical for a God who is love (1 John 4:8) to demand a blood sacrifice to cover sin. It is not what the Jewish sacrificial system supported either. I hope that this book will help us understand that God loves us and will not forsake us. Ever. Forgiveness is about love, not punishment.

Download or read book Reset your brain Hack your mind written by Nico Quindt and published by Nico Quindt. This book was released on 2023-09-25 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Within you lie all the tools to shape the person you want to become. You've witnessed this a thousand times, how when you change, reality changes. You can't change anyone but yourself, and the only person from whom you can expect anything is yourself. Nobody will behave as you expect them to. Nobody shares your priorities, values, and principles. Nobody dreams your dreams. You are, or should be, the creator of your own consciousness, the shaper of your essence, the developer of your own ideas. With each thought, you assemble, adding a new piece to the puzzle of your mind. Your brain is a vast repository of cells where you store everything that constitutes your essence: memories, imagination, thoughts, plans. You arrange them according to your priorities; each cell is specifically placed where you chose, where you put it for whatever reason. Your mind is your responsibility. Your mind processes around sixty thousand thoughts per day, and 90% of those thoughts are the same as the ones processed yesterday and the day before. If you process the same thoughts, you'll make the same decisions, have the same attitudes, which will create the same experiences, and those experiences will reflect the same emotions in your mind, releasing the same neurotransmitters flooding your body, reinforcing those thoughts and embedding them in your nervous system. Now, you're experiencing these thoughts because you can feel them. Those emotions have been confirmed by your mind; they intensify and stress you out. From that stress, new neural circuits will be formed; your biology has been altered, and now this event has been registered by your body. It's not just a fleeting thought, but something you've felt and felt again; your mind has confirmed it as true, your body has suffered from it. You became stressed because of it and went on high alert, and in an instant, you're in survival mode, using up reserves of energy meant for other bodily functions. Blood is flowing to your extremities due to your most primitive "fight or flight" response being activated, putting other functions on hold. Blood is not flowing to the right organs for them to function correctly, causing them to start failing gradually. As you maintain these stress levels, your organs will deteriorate. At this moment, there's discomfort; your body is not well. You don't feel good, your motivation is not optimal. Your attitude has changed. You are not the same and don't feel the same as you did just moments ago. Do you see now why you need a mind hack? If you continue thinking the same way, you'll make the same decisions and get the same outcomes. That's why you need a brain reset. You need a method, a way of thinking differently, changing those thoughts, hacking your mind, rewiring your internal circuits, and restructuring your neural channels so your brain works differently. Cells that fire together stay connected, so if several neurons form a neural circuit due to a style of thought, that pattern will be repeated in the same sequence it originated. Therefore, every time we make our brain work differently, we will force it to change its structure, form new patterns. You are, or should be, the creator of your own consciousness, the shaper of your essence, the developer of your own ideas. With each thought, you assemble, adding a new piece to the puzzle of your mind. Your brain is a vast repository of cells where you store everything: memories, imagination, thoughts, plans. You arrange them according to your priorities; each cell is specifically placed where you chose, where you put it for whatever reason. Your mind is your responsibility.

Download or read book Assembling Neoliberalism written by Vaughan Higgins and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-04-06 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines how neoliberalism is constituted from multiple, diverse elements; how these elements are brought together and made to cohere; and the challenges, contestations, and consequences of such. Informed by assemblage thinking, the collection builds on research that emphasizes the forms of experimentation, adaptation, and mutation through which neoliberalism is enacted and rendered workable across different spaces. Contributors provide original case studies on topics such as democratic administration, carbon markets, the sharing economy, behavioral economics, disease management, free trade, and youth volunteering. They interrogate the forms of expertise through which neoliberalism is rendered knowable; the diverse socio-technical practices that make neoliberalism governable; and the practices, effects, and tensions involved in the assembling of neoliberal subjects.

Download or read book Hacking Happiness written by SHIKHA. CHAUDHRY and published by . This book was released on 2024-03-28 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Hacking Happiness by Shikha Chaudhry, dive headfirst with a relatable protagonist on a quest for authentic happiness, a kind that resonates deep within. Through witty anecdotes and actionable advice, this book challenges conventional wisdom and empowers you to embrace self-discovery, even in the face of modern life's complexities. Imagine crafting a life brimming with genuine happiness. Hacking Happiness is a practical roadmap to your unique path to contentment. This isn't a self-improvement gimmick; it's an adventure. Get ready to revolutionize your perspective and embark on a journey that might just leave you saying, "Eureka! I've hacked happiness."

Download or read book The Code of the Extraordinary Mind written by Vishen Lakhiani and published by Rodale Books. This book was released on 2019-12-31 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • What if everything we think we know about how the world works—our ideas of love, education, spirituality, work, happiness, and love—are based on Brules (bullsh*t rules) that get passed from generation to generation and are long past their expiration date? This book teaches you to think like some of the greatest non-conformist minds of our era, to question, challenge, hack, and create new rules for YOUR life so you can define success on your own terms. The Code of the Extraordinary Mind is a blueprint of laws to break us free from the shackles of an ordinary life. It makes a case that everything we know about the world is shaped by conditioning and habit. And thus, most people live their lives based on limiting rules and outdated beliefs about pretty much everything—love, work, money, parenting, sex, health, and more—which they inherit and pass on from generation to generation. But what if you could remove these outdated ideas and start anew? What would your life look like if you could forget the rules of the past, and redefine what happiness, purpose, and success mean for you? Not Just a Book, but a Movement Blending computational thinking, integral theory, modern spirituality, evolutionary biology, and humor, personal growth entrepreneur Vishen Lakhiani provides a revolutionary 10-point framework for understanding and enhancing the human self. You will learn about bending reality. You will learn how to apply unique models like consciousness engineering to help you learn and grow at speeds like never before.You will learn to make a dent in the universe and discover your quest. This framework is based on Lakhiani’s personal experiences, the 5 million people he’s reached through Mindvalley, and 200 hours of interviews and questions posed to incredible minds, including Elon Musk, Richard Branson, Peter Diamandis, Ken Wilber, Dean Kamen, Arianna Huffington, Michael Beckwith, and other legendary leaders. In a unique fusion of cutting-edge ideas, personal stories, irreverence, and a brilliant teaching style, Lakhiani reveals the 10 powerful laws that form a step-by-step process that you can apply to life to shed years of struggle and elevate yourself to exceptional new heights. The 10 Laws to an Extraordinary Life This book challenges conventional ideas of relationships, goal-setting, mindfulness, happiness, and meaning. In a unique fusion of cutting-edge ideas, personal stories, and humorous irreverence, and not to mention, humor and napkin diagrams, this framework combines computational thinking with personal growth to provide a powerful framework for re-coding yourself—and replacing old, limiting models that hold you back with new, empowering beliefs and behaviors that set you on the path toward an extraordinary life. A life of more happiness and achievement than you might have dared to dream possible. Once you discover the code, you will question your limits and realize that there are none. Step into a new understanding of the world around you and your place in it, and find yourself operating at a new, extraordinary level in every way...happiness, purpose, fulfilment, and love. This Book Is a Living, Breathing Manifesto That Goes Beyond a Traditional Publication For those who want more, The Code of the Extraordinary Mind connects to a full on immersive experience including ways for you to dive into particular chapters to unlock additional videos or training and connect with each other and the author to learn via peer-to-peer learning networks.

Download or read book One Fine Day written by Sameer Bhide and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2020-12-08 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Life can and will change for good or bad. Whether sudden or planned, physical or emotional, personal or professional, big or small, one fine day we will all have to face a new normal. When your day comes, what will you do? One fine day, unimaginable tragedy happened to Sameer Bhide. His entire life came crashing down, starting with a life-changing, debilitating stroke, the loss of work, and a divorce. One Fine Day is the amazing story of his struggle to come back from the brink with the help of a diverse community of friends and caretakers, as well as an integration of Western medicine with Eastern holistic care. Sameer’s example of positivity, gratitude, and grace will help you accept a new normal— whatever it may be—as a gift. In sharing his personal story, experiences, ideas, approaches, and suggestions, he hopes One Fine Day will help readers: > build resilience to face any life change or adversity > find positivity, express gratitude, and build perseverance in the healing process > look at the unexpected benefits and find possibilities in any life change > find possibility where most people would see none (the art of the possible) > adjust to a new life that they may not have chosen > supplement cutting-edge Western medicine with holistic Eastern medicine and care