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
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."
"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?"
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.
In the early 2010s, I wrote a self-help book that catapulted me into a strange universe. I went from working an office job in the suburbs to walking onto TV show sets where I was often introduced as “Captain Awesome” or “The Happy Guy!”
July 23, 2025 at 6:33 PM
In the early 2010s, I wrote a self-help book that catapulted me into a strange universe. I went from working an office job in the suburbs to walking onto TV show sets where I was often introduced as “Captain Awesome” or “The Happy Guy!”
Intrinsic motivation outperforms extrinsic motivation.
To see if it’s there, ask: "Would I do this for free?"
To see if it’s there, ask: "Would I do this for free?"
April 7, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Intrinsic motivation outperforms extrinsic motivation.
To see if it’s there, ask: "Would I do this for free?"
To see if it’s there, ask: "Would I do this for free?"
Thinking about whether you should quit your job?
I don't know if you should but I do know two tests you should to help decide:
1. The Deathbed Test:
What will you regret not doing more when you look back?
2. The Plan B Test:
What will you do if it fails and are you OK with that?
I don't know if you should but I do know two tests you should to help decide:
1. The Deathbed Test:
What will you regret not doing more when you look back?
2. The Plan B Test:
What will you do if it fails and are you OK with that?
March 21, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Thinking about whether you should quit your job?
I don't know if you should but I do know two tests you should to help decide:
1. The Deathbed Test:
What will you regret not doing more when you look back?
2. The Plan B Test:
What will you do if it fails and are you OK with that?
I don't know if you should but I do know two tests you should to help decide:
1. The Deathbed Test:
What will you regret not doing more when you look back?
2. The Plan B Test:
What will you do if it fails and are you OK with that?
Can friendship and sexual desire co-exist?
Sex educator Emily Nagoski says yes!
One takeaway? Liking your partner and cultivating the friendship side ... also increases desire.
Learn about maintaining long-term sexual connection and more from Emily in Chapter 146 of 3 Books.
youtu.be/kd2omYBNif0
Sex educator Emily Nagoski says yes!
One takeaway? Liking your partner and cultivating the friendship side ... also increases desire.
Learn about maintaining long-term sexual connection and more from Emily in Chapter 146 of 3 Books.
youtu.be/kd2omYBNif0
March 18, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Can friendship and sexual desire co-exist?
Sex educator Emily Nagoski says yes!
One takeaway? Liking your partner and cultivating the friendship side ... also increases desire.
Learn about maintaining long-term sexual connection and more from Emily in Chapter 146 of 3 Books.
youtu.be/kd2omYBNif0
Sex educator Emily Nagoski says yes!
One takeaway? Liking your partner and cultivating the friendship side ... also increases desire.
Learn about maintaining long-term sexual connection and more from Emily in Chapter 146 of 3 Books.
youtu.be/kd2omYBNif0
Nick Sweetman doesn't use stencils! He's not tracing anything! The guy is literally just looking at a dirty, bare, curved 750-square-foot wall and, NO BIGGIE painting 16 HYPERREALISTIC LOCAL BIRDS ON IT!
Watch the full video: youtu.be/8EKtCgxisSE
Watch the full video: youtu.be/8EKtCgxisSE
January 16, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Nick Sweetman doesn't use stencils! He's not tracing anything! The guy is literally just looking at a dirty, bare, curved 750-square-foot wall and, NO BIGGIE painting 16 HYPERREALISTIC LOCAL BIRDS ON IT!
Watch the full video: youtu.be/8EKtCgxisSE
Watch the full video: youtu.be/8EKtCgxisSE