Neil Pasricha
@neilpasricha.bsky.social
I wrote ‘The Happiness Equation,’ ‘Two-Minute Mornings,’ ‘The Book of Awesome,’ & host the podcast ‘3 Books’.
I wrote a brand new book called 'Canada Is Awesome.' Read for free here 👉🏾 https://www.neil.blog/canada-is-awesome-book-neil-pasricha
I wrote a brand new book called 'Canada Is Awesome.' Read for free here 👉🏾 https://www.neil.blog/canada-is-awesome-book-neil-pasricha
“More than ever in these image- and recording-obsessed times we distrust words, which seem at once too loud to echo the silence and too muted to express tumultuous existence.” — Fernanda Melchor
December 1, 2025 at 8:46 PM
“More than ever in these image- and recording-obsessed times we distrust words, which seem at once too loud to echo the silence and too muted to express tumultuous existence.” — Fernanda Melchor
We think: "Work hard today, be happy tomorrow."
We should think: "Be happy today, do great work tomorrow."
We should think: "Be happy today, do great work tomorrow."
November 24, 2025 at 9:50 PM
We think: "Work hard today, be happy tomorrow."
We should think: "Be happy today, do great work tomorrow."
We should think: "Be happy today, do great work tomorrow."
“Be softer with you. You are a breathing thing. A memory to someone. Home to a life.” —Nayyirah Waheed
November 20, 2025 at 5:48 PM
“Be softer with you. You are a breathing thing. A memory to someone. Home to a life.” —Nayyirah Waheed
“What most commonly led people around the world to feel awe? Nature? Spiritual practice? Listening to music? In fact, it was other people’s courage, kindness, strength, or overcoming.” ― Dacher Keltner, Awe: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How It Can Transform Your Life
November 17, 2025 at 4:58 PM
“What most commonly led people around the world to feel awe? Nature? Spiritual practice? Listening to music? In fact, it was other people’s courage, kindness, strength, or overcoming.” ― Dacher Keltner, Awe: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How It Can Transform Your Life
Our brain scans the world for problems and sometimes that’s all we see.
Happiness is a choice.
And it's hard work.
Happiness is a choice.
And it's hard work.
November 10, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Our brain scans the world for problems and sometimes that’s all we see.
Happiness is a choice.
And it's hard work.
Happiness is a choice.
And it's hard work.
I sat down in Nairobi with award-winning Kenyan novelist Peter Kimani to talk normalizing abnormalities, decolonization, writing habits, whitewashing conservation, and much more. Here are some of my favourite quotes.
November 5, 2025 at 5:26 PM
I sat down in Nairobi with award-winning Kenyan novelist Peter Kimani to talk normalizing abnormalities, decolonization, writing habits, whitewashing conservation, and much more. Here are some of my favourite quotes.
Ten most important two-letter words?
If it is to be it is up to me.
If it is to be it is up to me.
November 3, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Ten most important two-letter words?
If it is to be it is up to me.
If it is to be it is up to me.
Our brain scans the world for problems and sometimes that’s all we see.
Happiness is a choice.
And it's hard work.
Happiness is a choice.
And it's hard work.
October 27, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Our brain scans the world for problems and sometimes that’s all we see.
Happiness is a choice.
And it's hard work.
Happiness is a choice.
And it's hard work.
“I think the idea of having a ‘type’ is so wrapped up in what our cultural standards of beauty are and what our gender standards are.” Jen Agg on #3bookspodcast
October 21, 2025 at 4:23 PM
“I think the idea of having a ‘type’ is so wrapped up in what our cultural standards of beauty are and what our gender standards are.” Jen Agg on #3bookspodcast
“If I were a doctor, I’d prescribe books. They can be just as powerful as drugs.” Shane Parrish
October 16, 2025 at 3:11 PM
“If I were a doctor, I’d prescribe books. They can be just as powerful as drugs.” Shane Parrish
“The creative adult is the child who has survived.”—Ursula K. Le Guin
October 12, 2025 at 10:53 PM
“The creative adult is the child who has survived.”—Ursula K. Le Guin
I sat down with Carl Honoré, author of 'In Praise of Slowness', to talk about how to live a calmer, slower, richer life. Here are some of my favourite quotes.
October 7, 2025 at 3:48 PM
I sat down with Carl Honoré, author of 'In Praise of Slowness', to talk about how to live a calmer, slower, richer life. Here are some of my favourite quotes.
What story are you telling yourself?
“I failed biology” is a fact.
“I failed my parents” is a story.
“I’m an alcoholic” is a fact.
“Nobody trusts me” is a story.
“I have a pot belly” is a fact.
“Nobody will love me” is a story.
“I failed biology” is a fact.
“I failed my parents” is a story.
“I’m an alcoholic” is a fact.
“Nobody trusts me” is a story.
“I have a pot belly” is a fact.
“Nobody will love me” is a story.
October 1, 2025 at 3:19 PM
What story are you telling yourself?
“I failed biology” is a fact.
“I failed my parents” is a story.
“I’m an alcoholic” is a fact.
“Nobody trusts me” is a story.
“I have a pot belly” is a fact.
“Nobody will love me” is a story.
“I failed biology” is a fact.
“I failed my parents” is a story.
“I’m an alcoholic” is a fact.
“Nobody trusts me” is a story.
“I have a pot belly” is a fact.
“Nobody will love me” is a story.
Everything I read in September!
September 25, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Everything I read in September!
“Empathy is not relating to an experience, it’s connecting to what someone is feeling about an experience.”―Brené Brown
September 23, 2025 at 5:25 PM
“Empathy is not relating to an experience, it’s connecting to what someone is feeling about an experience.”―Brené Brown
“The happiness of your life depends on the quality of your thoughts”—Marcus Auerelius
September 9, 2025 at 5:56 PM
“The happiness of your life depends on the quality of your thoughts”—Marcus Auerelius
I just sat down with novelist Robin Sloan ('Mr Penumbra's 24 Hour Bookstore', 'Moonbound'!) and talked AI ethics, olive oil, myths, and, of course, formative books… here are a few of my favorite quotes:
September 8, 2025 at 3:28 PM
I just sat down with novelist Robin Sloan ('Mr Penumbra's 24 Hour Bookstore', 'Moonbound'!) and talked AI ethics, olive oil, myths, and, of course, formative books… here are a few of my favorite quotes:
We’re all full of self-judgments.
Sometimes we forget that we are all trying, trying, trying.
We are all getting better.
Be easier on yourself.
Sometimes we forget that we are all trying, trying, trying.
We are all getting better.
Be easier on yourself.
September 3, 2025 at 5:50 PM
We’re all full of self-judgments.
Sometimes we forget that we are all trying, trying, trying.
We are all getting better.
Be easier on yourself.
Sometimes we forget that we are all trying, trying, trying.
We are all getting better.
Be easier on yourself.
Everything I read in August!
August 28, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Everything I read in August!
It is easier to act yourself into a new way of thinking than to think yourself into a new way of acting.
August 26, 2025 at 5:16 PM
It is easier to act yourself into a new way of thinking than to think yourself into a new way of acting.
"You know you are on the road to success if you would do your job and not be paid for it."—Oprah Winfrey
Oprah knows: Intrinsic motivation outperforms extrinsic motivation.
To see if it’s there, ask: "Would I do this for free?"
Oprah knows: Intrinsic motivation outperforms extrinsic motivation.
To see if it’s there, ask: "Would I do this for free?"
August 25, 2025 at 6:20 PM
"You know you are on the road to success if you would do your job and not be paid for it."—Oprah Winfrey
Oprah knows: Intrinsic motivation outperforms extrinsic motivation.
To see if it’s there, ask: "Would I do this for free?"
Oprah knows: Intrinsic motivation outperforms extrinsic motivation.
To see if it’s there, ask: "Would I do this for free?"
I was starstruck when I met one of my lifelong idols for a chapter of 3 Books: Jerry Howarth, the voice of the Blue Jays. Here are a few of my favorite quotes:
August 23, 2025 at 3:29 PM
I was starstruck when I met one of my lifelong idols for a chapter of 3 Books: Jerry Howarth, the voice of the Blue Jays. Here are a few of my favorite quotes:
"Love of bustle is not industry."—Seneca
August 21, 2025 at 2:54 PM
"Love of bustle is not industry."—Seneca
5 books I recommend if you’re feeling anxious:
1. Let’s Pretend This Never Happened by Jenny Lawson
2. Hyperbole and a Half by Allie Brosh
3. Our Book of Awesome by Neil Pasricha
4. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson
5. Mindset by Carol Dweck
1. Let’s Pretend This Never Happened by Jenny Lawson
2. Hyperbole and a Half by Allie Brosh
3. Our Book of Awesome by Neil Pasricha
4. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson
5. Mindset by Carol Dweck
August 19, 2025 at 5:27 PM
5 books I recommend if you’re feeling anxious:
1. Let’s Pretend This Never Happened by Jenny Lawson
2. Hyperbole and a Half by Allie Brosh
3. Our Book of Awesome by Neil Pasricha
4. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson
5. Mindset by Carol Dweck
1. Let’s Pretend This Never Happened by Jenny Lawson
2. Hyperbole and a Half by Allie Brosh
3. Our Book of Awesome by Neil Pasricha
4. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson
5. Mindset by Carol Dweck
Want to be a stronger leader? Read 20 (or even 2!) pages of fiction a day.
August 18, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Want to be a stronger leader? Read 20 (or even 2!) pages of fiction a day.