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The Algebra of Happiness

Scott Galloway

What choices about career, love and health add up to a life well lived?

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Author
Scott Galloway

Why read it

  • You will rethink which measures you track in your own life, since the numbers you chase steer your intentions, actions and values
  • You will start treating love and relationships as the ends of your life, and career and money as only the means
  • You will weigh the view that talent only earns you entry to a crowded room and does not guarantee success

Who it is for

  • A graduate choosing a first job and wondering what matters
  • A mid career professional questioning what success should mean
  • A parent or partner weighing work against family time

Contents

  1. Introduction
  2. The Algebra of Happiness
  3. The Basics
  4. The Most Important Decision You Will Make
  5. Credentials + Zip Code = Money
  6. Success
  7. The following are (true) short stories about my upbringing and how I developed a tool kit for success and economic security.
  8. Stay Thirsty
  9. Embrace Adulthood
  10. The Adult in the Room
  11. Getting the Easy Stuff Right, and Email
  12. Believe You Deserve It
  13. Find Your Voice
  14. You Are (Probably) Not Mark Zuckerberg
  15. When to Take Cover
  16. What to Do If You Think You Might Be in a Bubble
  17. Measure What Matters
  18. Know the Ends vs. the Means
  19. Learn from Rejection
  20. If You’re Not an Employee, Employ Yourself
  21. Be a Role Model
  22. Love
  23. The Ends
  24. 1 + 1 > 2
  25. Keep Your Kids Close
  26. I ♥ U
  27. Montezuma’s Revenge
  28. Valentine’s Day
  29. Taking Affection Back
  30. Divorce
  31. Attach to People
  32. What Makes a Home
  33. How to Deal with the End of a Life
  34. Love a Kid Who Isn’t Your Own
  35. Appreciate How Fortunate You Are
  36. Find Your Own Heaven
  37. Love the One(s) You’re with
  38. Kids: It’s All About Them
  39. Health
  40. Be Strong
  41. Cry—It’s Good for You
  42. Trade Closeness for Harmony
  43. Get Lost in the Moment
  44. Sustenance > Addictive Substances
  45. Epilogue
  46. In the end, relationships are all that matters.

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