WISDOM COLLECTING
14 . There ' s nothing wrong with ending a sentence with " of ".
15 . Easy way to entertain toddlers : Lie face down in the middle of the floor .
16 . Grapefruits that look best often taste worst and grapefruits that look worst often taste best .
17 . Wrap floss around middle fingers not pointer fingers .
18 . Most people read zero books last year . 2 pages of fiction a day helps build back the habit . Foster , Animal Farm , A Christmas Carol , The Little Prince , and The Old Man and The Sea are all < 100 pages .
19 . You can ' t make new old friends .
20 . Addiction is when something that takes you from normal to good starts taking you from bad to normal .
21 . Beware the 5 greatest regrets of the dying : i ) I wish I ' d had the courage to live a life true to myself ii ) I wish I hadn ' t worked so hard iii ) I wish I had the courage to express my feelings , iv ) I wish I had stayed in touch with my friends , and v ) I wish I had let myself be happier
22 . Don ' t post your kids faces online . They might sue you .
23 . Divorce is not a death sentence .
24 . Strapping things to your body to measure things in your body makes you less connected to your body .
25 . Between jobs remember : The longer you hold your breath underwater the more interesting place you come up .
26 . On making decisions : Low time , low importance ? Automate . High time , low importance ? Regulate . Low time , high importance ? Effectuate . ( Just do it !) High time , high importance ? Debate .
27 . If you don ' t deal with your crap , your crap deals with you .
28 . When sending meeting options in multiple time zones put their time zone first .
29 . Stitches vs Band-Aids Test : Aim to say yes to kids trying things that cause Band-Aids and no to things that cause stitches .
30 . You don ' t have to finish the book .
31 . Ikigai : A reason to get out of bed in the morning . Write one down on a folded index card and leave it on your bedside table .
32 . To pay more attention in video meetings : Hide Self View .
33 . Blender breakfast I ' ve used for 15 years : water , cinnamon , turmeric , protein , frozen banana , frozen greens , powdered greens , nut milk , nut butter , yogurt , avocado .
34 . Guaranteed way to get good : Do it for free for 10 years .
35 . You don ' t rise to the level of your goals . You fall to the level of your systems .
36 . Funeral Rule : If you ' re not sure if you should go , go .
37 . The Lindy Effect : Longer something ' s been popular , longer it ' ll stay popular . Helpful for finding books , restaurants , ideas .
38 . Cut the cord between guilt and pleasure .
39 . Social Media Paradox : More you ' re posting about it less you ' re doing it .
40 . There is a relationship between how much you buy local and how nice the flowers are in your park .
41 . Changing your mind is a sign of strength not weakness .
42 . There is a tiny arrow on your gas gauge that tells you which way to park your car at the pumps .
43 . Quickest happiness hack ? Lower expectations .
44 . You only earned what you spent and enjoyed . +
Neil Pasricha thinks , writes , and speaks about intentional living . All his current work focuses under themes of gratitude , happiness , failure , resilience , connection , and trust . Neil is the author of 10 books and journals including : The Book of Awesome , a spinning rolodex of simple pleasures based on his 100-million-hit , award-winning blog 1000 Awesome Things , The Happiness Equation , Awesome Is Everywhere , Two-Minute Mornings , and You Are Awesome . Neil ’ s books are New York Times and # 1 international bestsellers , have spent over 200 weeks on best-seller lists , and have sold over 2,000,000 copies across dozens of languages . Neil also gives over 50 speeches a year at places like Harvard , SXSW , and Shopify . His first TED talk “ The 3 A ’ s of Awesome ” is ranked one of the 10 Most Inspiring of all time . Neil hosts an Apple “ Best of ” award-winning podcast called 3 Books where he is on an ‘ epic 15-year-long quest to uncover the 1000 most formative books in the world .’ Neil shares his current writing on this blog and in a series of newsletters read by over 100,000 people . Neil ’ s pro bono work focuses on youth literacy and mental health . Neil has degrees from Queen ’ s University and Harvard Business School . Neil lives in Toronto with his family .
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