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Version: 2019-09-11
To attain knowledge,
add things every day.
To attain wisdom,
remove things every day.
—LAO TZU
CONTENTS
Copyright
Epigraph
Introduction
Chapter 0. Why?
Chapter 1. No Straight Lines
Chapter 2. Want to Be Happier in 5 Easy Steps?
Chapter 3. Unhappiness Is Simple
Chapter 4. The Gift of Fear
Chapter 5. Golden Girls
Chapter 6. Death Trap for Dependencies
Chapter 7. We Carry a Lot Through Our Lives
Chapter 8. When Less Is More
Chapter 9. Loving a Bottomless Pit
Chapter 10. How We Spend Our Days Becomes Our Life
Chapter 11. Putting Yourself First Is Not Selfish
Chapter 12. When Was the World Fair?
Chapter 13. You’re Going to Die
Chapter 14. Who Are You?
Chapter 15. We All Have Our Stresses
Chapter 16. Pave Your Own Road—There’s Less Traffic
Chapter 17. Don’t Sabotage Yourself
Chapter 18. Time Heals All, But Not on Your Schedule
Chapter 19. A Lesson from 50 Cent
Chapter 20. You Can Be Whatever the Fuck You Want
Chapter 21. Lonely Is a Feeling, Not a Circumstance
Chapter 22. Don’t Trust Everything You Feel
Chapter 23. Things Get Overwhelming Quickly
Chapter 24. I Don’t Know You
Chapter 25. Hukam
Chapter 26. Money Is a Funny Thing
Chapter 27. A Fear Overcome Is a Strength Acquired
Chapter 28. Trust Your Wings
Chapter 29. You Have Reasons to Be Miserable
Chapter 30. Fluffy Pillows and the Truth
Chapter 31. Is It Ignorance or Apathy?
Chapter 32. Comparisons Are Killer
Chapter 33. High Expectations and Low Patience
Chapter 34. Help Those You Love the Way You Love
Chapter 35. Let’s Talk About Your Beliefs
Chapter 36. Allow Your Heart Some Character
Chapter 37. The More We Let Go, the More We Gain
Chapter 38. Heartbreaks Are Essential
Chapter 39. Another Lesson from 50 Cent
Chapter 40. People Are Expensive
Chapter 41. Sometimes We Need to Suffer
Chapter 42. Falling in Love with Learning
Chapter 43. Fewer Expectations, Fewer Disappointments
Chapter 44. Fitting in Is a Pointless Activity
Chapter 45. Ghostbusters
Chapter 46. You Can’t Save ’em All
Chapter 47. It Hurts to Care Sometimes
Chapter 48. Which Emotions Are You Feeding?
Chapter 49. You Can’t Protect Your Bubble
Chapter 50. You Have to Do What’s Best for You
Chapter 51. The Religion of “Want”
Chapter 52. Don’t Let Someone Else Write Your Story