4 new book summaries: The Happiness Hypothesis (video) + how to be a boss, make fewer mistakes & find joy in the little things

this book has the best formula for happiness that I've seen so far  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Heyo, Nik here delivering four new book summaries right to your doorstep!

When you think of Disney, what's the first thing that comes to mind? The movies? The theme parks? Star Wars? Marvel? Surely not a freelancer drawing cartoons, right? But that's exactly how this $180 billion dollar brand started: With one man, Walt Disney, creating cartoons as a service for other people.

If you want to learn more about how you too can start with one person yet build what will eventually be a digital business empire, I suggest you check out Brian Clark's free Personal Enterprise Playbook.* In Lesson 2, he talks more about Disney, how to go from zero to hero, and the Personal Enterprise Pyramid. If you want to sign up in one click to get the whole 5-lesson playbook and build your digital empire, free of charge, you can do so here (1-click signup).* Or, learn more first here.

That said, let's jump into this week's bestsellers!


The Happiness Hypothesis by Jonathan Haidt

The Happiness Hypothesis is one of the best and most popular books about happiness of all time. Beyond breaking down what makes us happy based on both science and what the world's different civilizations have discovered, it offers a great yet simple, almost mathematical formula for happiness.

If you want to be happy, watch this video.


How To Be A Bawse by Lilly Singh

1-Sentence-Summary: How To Be A Bawse briefly explores the life of Youtube superstar Lilly Singh and offers straightforward, yet practical advice on how to conquer your fears, follow your dreams and learn to use failures to your advantage in order to build the life you want to live

Top 3 Lessons:

  1. Work on becoming more self-centered and conquering your fears before you hop on your becoming journey.
  2. At first, you need a vision, and only then you can start training your mind to achieve it.
  3. Time and people are two aspects of your life that you need to set straight if you want to become successful.

If you want practical advice on following your dreams, this book is for you.


Joyful by Ingrid Fetell Lee

1-Sentence-Summary: Joyful talks about the power of small things in our lives, from colors, shapes, and designs, to nature, architecture, and simple everyday occurrences on our happiness and how we can harness simplicity to achieve a meaningful life filled with joy.

Top 3 Lessons:

  1. Bright colors and minimalist features make up a spacious, breathable home.
  2. China came up with Feng Shui, which is a highly valuable concept in designing welcoming homes.
  3. People want to find the weird and funny aspects of a situation, as we're naturally drawn to joy.

If you want to find joy in small things, this book is for you.


The Book Of Mistakes by Skip Prichard

1-Sentence-Summary: The Book of Mistakes follows the adventures of David, a young adult who is going through a rough patch and receives guidance from a wise man who teaches him the nine mistakes he should avoid, how to become successful, and a series of valuable life lessons that can save anyone many years of their life.

Top 3 Lessons:

  1. Working on someone else's dream, not knowing your values, and living by excuses are three of the worst mistakes you can make.
  2. Allowing toxic people in your circle, not getting out of your comfort zone, and giving up too easily are what unsuccessful people do.
  3. Don't be afraid to be different, learn that the most precious resources are finite, and believe in your heart that you will be successful.

If you want to know what mistakes you should avoid in order to be happy and successful, this book is for you.


That's all for now. I hope you'll learn something new from these summaries. Have a great weekend!

Happy reading,
-Nik

PS: If you want to build a business and brand that can eventually be as successful as Disney, check out this free 5-lesson course.*

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