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Birds
- Jun 7, 2023 Sparrow Envy - A Poem by J. Drew Lanham
Career
- Jul 16, 2024 The Only 2 Questions To Ask If You're Thinking Of Leaving Your Job
- Jun 18, 2024 How To Have More (And Better!) Vacation
- May 21, 2024 Want to beat the algorithm? Don't play the game
- Jul 21, 2021 How to Embrace the Most Embarrassing Parts of Your Resume
- Jun 17, 2021 The 3 S’s of Success
- Jun 9, 2021 Take More Pictures: The counterintuitive way to build resilience
- Apr 21, 2020 How to Cut All Meeting Time in Half
- Oct 8, 2019 Figure out your dream job by asking yourself this question
- Oct 1, 2019 The Most Surprising Advice On Success I Received From A Harvard Dean
- Jun 27, 2019 You Need To Take More Vacation … And Here’s How To Do It
- Jun 20, 2019 How To Make More Money Than A Harvard MBA
Fear
- Jun 20, 2019 Here's Why You Need A 'Day of Yes'
- Mar 29, 2016 How to Conquer Your Biggest Fears
Happiness
- Dec 3, 2024 Hermann Hesse on the Wisdom of Trees
- Nov 19, 2024 Oliver Burkeman's eight secrets to a (fairly) fulfilled life
- Nov 5, 2024 A few thoughts on gratitude...
- Sep 24, 2024 42 Things Ness Has (Almost) Learned As She Turns 42
- Sep 16, 2024 45 Things I've (Almost) Learned As I Turn 45
- Aug 27, 2024 A Happiness Tune-Up: My New Interview With Forbes
- Jul 28, 2024 A two-minute evening practice to move nighttime angst into gratitude and peaceful sleep
- Apr 9, 2024 A powerful 2-minute midday happiness intervention...
- Jun 17, 2021 The 3 S’s of Success
- Jun 17, 2021 This Two-Minute Morning Practice Will Make Your Day Better
- Jun 14, 2020 The 5 Greatest Regrets of the Dying and How to Avoid Them
- Feb 25, 2020 3 steps to developing a happier mindset
- Sep 23, 2019 Rose, Rose, Thorn, Bud: The simple gratitude game my wife and I play before bed
- Jun 27, 2019 You Need To Take More Vacation … And Here’s How To Do It
- Jun 20, 2019 Here's Why You Need A 'Day of Yes'
- Jun 17, 2019 Here's Why You Need A Family Contract (And What To Put In It)
- May 7, 2019 7 Science-Backed Ways To Be Happy Right Now
- Jan 20, 2019 Why You Should Never, Ever Retire
Ideas
- Feb 25, 2025 On our infinite appetite for distraction...
- Sep 24, 2024 42 Things Ness Has (Almost) Learned As She Turns 42
- Sep 16, 2024 45 Things I've (Almost) Learned As I Turn 45
- Feb 8, 2024 A few short thoughts on death...
- Jan 26, 2024 Letter to his 11-year-old daughter in camp by F. Scott Fitzgerald
- Dec 6, 2023 7 quotes on the power of reading from Charlie Munger
- Nov 24, 2023 7 books to calm your mind before bed (instead of watching the news!)
- Oct 11, 2023 How to Tell Yourself a Different Story with Seth Godin
- Sep 26, 2023 The Nature of the Fun by David Foster Wallace
- Sep 15, 2023 44 Things I've (Almost) Learned As I Turn 44
- Aug 15, 2023 "The right to the future tense" by Shoshana Zuboff
- Mar 29, 2023 10 things I (try to) do every day to get more done
- Feb 27, 2023 The Mind of Absolute Trust by Seng-ts'an
- Sep 22, 2022 43 Things I've (Almost) Learned As I Turn 43
- Jun 20, 2022 Dreamland by Mark Twain
- Jun 17, 2021 The 3 S’s of Success
- Jun 17, 2021 This Two-Minute Morning Practice Will Make Your Day Better
- Jun 9, 2021 Take More Pictures: The counterintuitive way to build resilience
- Apr 6, 2020 Why we're so bad at predicting what will happen to us in the future
- Mar 10, 2020 49 things to do if you're staying home due to Coronavirus
- Feb 11, 2020 3 ways money can buy you happiness
- Jan 27, 2020 The secret tool everyone can use to develop self-confidence
- Jan 13, 2020 Why you can’t fully live until you’ve accepted death
- Nov 19, 2019 10 Small Habits To Get More Done Each Day
- Sep 10, 2019 7 Leadership Lessons I’ve Learned From Mel Robbins
- Jun 27, 2019 You Need To Take More Vacation … And Here’s How To Do It
- Jun 17, 2019 Here's Why You Need A Family Contract (And What To Put In It)
- May 21, 2019 6 Ways To Reduce Cell Phone Addiction
- Jan 20, 2019 Why You Should Never, Ever Retire
- Nov 27, 2018 Neil Pasricha’s Unconventional Christmas Gift Guide
- Oct 1, 2018 The Power of 1000
- Jun 21, 2016 Avoid Burnout By Asking This Question
New awesome things
- Apr 8, 2020 #1002 Any dessert in sandwich form
- Feb 8, 2019 #1001 When that person you haven’t seen in a while doesn’t guilt trip you for not seeing them in a while
Parenting
- Mar 14, 2023 Watching the Wheels by John Lennon
- Jan 17, 2023 Do not ask your children to strive by William Martin
- May 9, 2022 Two powerful songs about fatherhood by Harry Chapin and John Lennon
Poems
- Aug 1, 2023 "Leisure" — A poem by W. H. Davies
- Dec 19, 2022 Mother to Son by Langston Hughes
- Nov 28, 2022 Don't Hesitate by Mary Oliver
- Jun 22, 2022 Dust If You Must by Rose Milligan
- Jun 22, 2022 The Sun by Mary Oliver
- Jun 22, 2022 What You Missed That Day You Were Absent From Fourth Grade by Brad Modlin
- Mar 9, 2022 "Be Drunk" by Charles Baudelaire
- Mar 1, 2022 By the Well of Living and Seeing, Part II, Section 28: “During the Second World War” by Charles Reznikoff
- Feb 15, 2022 'Maximus, to himself' by Charles Olson
- Jan 18, 2022 'You Learn' by Jorge Luis Borges
- Jan 4, 2022 'Blessing for the New Year' by Kayleen Asbo
- Dec 27, 2021 'To Laugh Much and Often' by Bessie Anderson Stanley
- Nov 26, 2021 'If—' by Rudyard Kipling
- Aug 6, 2021 'On Children' by Khalil Gibran
- Jul 15, 2021 'When Death Comes' by Mary Oliver
Reading
- Dec 6, 2024 The Very Best Books I Read in 2024
- Oct 22, 2024 Take a deep breath - Excerpt from from 'Breath' by James Nestor
- Apr 23, 2024 A few pearls of wisdom from John Steinbeck ...
- Dec 7, 2023 The Very Best Books I Read in 2023
- Dec 9, 2022 The Very Best Books I Read in 2022
- Mar 29, 2022 Quotes On Reading by Marcel Proust
- Dec 13, 2021 The Very Best Books I Read in 2021
- May 18, 2021 'Television' by Roald Dahl
- Dec 11, 2020 The Very Best Books I Read in 2020
- Mar 17, 2020 25 of the best books to read during Coronavirus
- Dec 20, 2019 7 ways to read (a lot) more books this year
- Dec 12, 2019 The Very Best Books I Read In 2019
- Apr 22, 2019 9 of the World's Best Email Newsletters (Actually Worth Clogging Your Inbox For)
- Feb 22, 2019 13 Books To Read If You’re Anxious
- Jan 14, 2019 8 More Ways To Read (A Lot) More Books
- Dec 31, 2018 The Very Best Books I Read In 2018
- Dec 31, 2017 Top 10 Reads of 2017
Resilience
- Jan 14, 2025 Joy in Dark Times
- Aug 12, 2024 Why are we so bad at predicting the future?
- Apr 6, 2020 Why we're so bad at predicting what will happen to us in the future
Service
- Mar 12, 2019 The 3 E's of a Great Speech
- Jul 8, 2018 7 Customer Service Lessons From The World’s Greatest Uber Driver
Sleep
- Oct 22, 2024 Take a deep breath - Excerpt from from 'Breath' by James Nestor
- May 5, 2020 7 ways to calm your mind and sleep better
The Next 1000
- Apr 28, 2020 #985 Being really proud of yourself for using a bit less toilet paper than usual
- Apr 28, 2020 #992 Someone sending you a good idea on how to distract your kids for a solid hour
Time
- Apr 21, 2020 How to Cut All Meeting Time in Half
- Nov 19, 2019 10 Small Habits To Get More Done Each Day
- Jun 27, 2019 You Need To Take More Vacation … And Here’s How To Do It
- Jun 21, 2019 The Single Principle You Must Practice When Feeling Overwhelmed or Burned Out
- Apr 9, 2019 The Black Hole Inbox: An Incredible Email Productivity Tip I Learned From a Fortune 50 CEO
- Nov 12, 2018 3 Ways To Fight Cellphone Addiction In Schools
- Oct 1, 2018 The Power of 1000
- Mar 16, 2018 Why You Need An Untouchable Day Every Week (And How To Get One)
- Mar 8, 2016 How to Add an Hour to a Day with Only One Small Change

Book Club
- Feb 21, 2025 Neil Pasricha's Monthly Book Club - February 2025
- Jan 24, 2025 Neil Pasricha's Monthly Book Club - January 2025
- Nov 29, 2024 Neil Pasricha's Monthly Book Club - November 2024
- Oct 25, 2024 Neil Pasricha's Monthly Book Club - October 2024
- Sep 26, 2024 Neil Pasricha's Monthly Book Club - September 2024
- Aug 29, 2024 Neil Pasricha's Monthly Book Club - August 2024
- Jul 28, 2024 Neil Pasricha's Monthly Book Club - July 2024
- Jun 30, 2024 Neil Pasricha's Monthly Book Club - June 2024
- May 27, 2024 Neil Pasricha's Monthly Book Club - May 2024
- May 2, 2024 Neil Pasricha's Monthly Book Club - April 2024
- Mar 31, 2024 Neil Pasricha's Monthly Book Club - March 2024
- Feb 29, 2024 Neil Pasricha's Monthly Book Club - February 2024
- Jan 31, 2024 Neil Pasricha's Monthly Book Club - January 2024
- Nov 28, 2023 Neil Pasricha's Monthly Book Club - November 2023
- Nov 1, 2023 Neil Pasricha's Monthly Book Club - October 2023
- Oct 4, 2023 Neil Pasricha's Monthly Book Club - September 2023
- Aug 28, 2023 Neil Pasricha's Monthly Book Club - August 2023
- Jul 31, 2023 Neil Pasricha's Monthly Book Club - July 2023
- Jun 27, 2023 Neil Pasricha's Monthly Book Club - June 2023
- Jun 2, 2023 Neil Pasricha's Monthly Book Club - May 2023
- Apr 29, 2023 Neil Pasricha's Monthly Book Club - April 2023
- Mar 29, 2023 Neil Pasricha's Monthly Book Club - March 2023
- Feb 27, 2023 Neil Pasricha's Monthly Book Club - February 2023
- Jan 28, 2023 Neil Pasricha's Monthly Book Club - January 2023
- Nov 26, 2022 Neil Pasricha's Monthly Book Club - November 2022
- Oct 29, 2022 Neil Pasricha's Monthly Book Club - October 2022
- Sep 23, 2022 Neil Pasricha's Monthly Book Club - September 2022
- Aug 29, 2022 Neil Pasricha's Monthly Book Club - August 2022
- Jul 30, 2022 Neil Pasricha's Monthly Book Club - July 2022
- Jun 29, 2022 Neil Pasricha's Monthly Book Club - June 2022
- May 31, 2022 Neil Pasricha's Monthly Book Club - May 2022
- Apr 30, 2022 Neil Pasricha's Monthly Book Club - April 2022
- Mar 31, 2022 Neil Pasricha's Monthly Book Club - March 2022
- Feb 28, 2022 Neil Pasricha's Monthly Book Club - February 2022
- Jan 31, 2022 Neil Pasricha's Monthly Book Club - January 2022
- Nov 30, 2021 Neil Pasricha's Monthly Book Club - November 2021
- Oct 31, 2021 Neil Pasricha's Monthly Book Club - October 2021
- Sep 30, 2021 Neil Pasricha's Monthly Book Club - September 2021
- Aug 31, 2021 Neil Pasricha's Monthly Book Club - August 2021
- Jul 31, 2021 Neil Pasricha's Monthly Book Club - July 2021
- Jun 30, 2021 Neil Pasricha's Monthly Book Club - June 2021
- May 31, 2021 Neil Pasricha's Monthly Book Club - May 2021
- Apr 30, 2021 Neil Pasricha's Monthly Book Club - April 2021
- Mar 31, 2021 Neil Pasricha's Monthly Book Club - March 2021
- Feb 28, 2021 Neil Pasricha's Monthly Book Club - February 2021
- Jan 31, 2021 Neil Pasricha's Monthly Book Club - January 2021
- Nov 30, 2020 Neil Pasricha's Monthly Book Club - November 2020
- Oct 31, 2020 Neil Pasricha's Monthly Book Club - October 2020
- Sep 30, 2020 Neil Pasricha's Monthly Book Club - September 2020
- Aug 31, 2020 Neil Pasricha's Monthly Book Club - August 2020
- Jul 31, 2020 Neil Pasricha's Monthly Book Club - July 2020
- Jun 30, 2020 Neil Pasricha's Monthly Book Club - June 2020
- May 31, 2020 Neil Pasricha's Monthly Book Club - May 2020
- Apr 30, 2020 Neil Pasricha's Monthly Book Club - April 2020
- Mar 31, 2020 Neil Pasricha's Monthly Book Club - March 2020
- Feb 29, 2020 Neil Pasricha's Monthly Book Club - February 2020
- Jan 31, 2020 Neil Pasricha's Monthly Book Club - January 2020
- Nov 30, 2019 Neil Pasricha's Monthly Book Club - November 2019
- Oct 31, 2019 Neil Pasricha's Monthly Book Club - October 2019
- Sep 30, 2019 Neil Pasricha's Monthly Book Club - September 2019
- Aug 31, 2019 Neil Pasricha's Monthly Book Club - August 2019
- Jul 31, 2019 Neil Pasricha's Monthly Book Club - July 2019
- Jun 30, 2019 Neil Pasricha's Monthly Book Club - June 2019
- May 31, 2019 Neil Pasricha's Monthly Book Club - May 2019
- Apr 30, 2019 Neil Pasricha's Monthly Book Club - April 2019
- Mar 31, 2019 Neil Pasricha's Monthly Book Club - March 2019
- Feb 28, 2019 Neil Pasricha's Monthly Book Club - February 2019
- Jan 31, 2019 Neil Pasricha's Monthly Book Club - January 2019
- Nov 30, 2018 Neil Pasricha's Monthly Book Club - November 2018
- Oct 31, 2018 Neil Pasricha's Monthly Book Club - October 2018
- Sep 30, 2018 Neil Pasricha's Monthly Book Club - September 2018
- Aug 31, 2018 Neil Pasricha's Monthly Book Club - August 2018
- Jul 31, 2018 Neil Pasricha's Monthly Book Club - July 2018
- Jun 30, 2018 Neil Pasricha's Monthly Book Club - June 2018
- May 31, 2018 Neil Pasricha's Monthly Book Club - May 2018
- Apr 30, 2018 Neil Pasricha's Monthly Book Club - April 2018
- Mar 31, 2018 Neil Pasricha's Monthly Book Club - March 2018
- Feb 28, 2018 Neil Pasricha's Monthly Book Club - February 2018
- Jan 31, 2018 Neil Pasricha's Monthly Book Club - January 2018
- Nov 30, 2017 Neil Pasricha's Monthly Book Club - November 2017
- Oct 31, 2017 Neil Pasricha's Monthly Book Club - October 2017
- Sep 30, 2017 Neil Pasricha's Monthly Book Club - September 2017
- Aug 31, 2017 Neil Pasricha's Monthly Book Club - August 2017
- Jul 31, 2017 Neil Pasricha's Monthly Book Club - July 2017
- Jun 30, 2017 Neil Pasricha's Monthly Book Club - June 2017
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- Apr 30, 2017 Neil Pasricha's Monthly Book Club - April 2017
- Mar 31, 2017 Neil Pasricha's Monthly Book Club - March 2017
- Feb 28, 2017 Neil Pasricha's Monthly Book Club - February 2017
- Jan 31, 2017 Neil Pasricha's Monthly Book Club - January 2017
- Dec 10, 2016 Neil Pasricha's Monthly Book Club - December 2016
- Nov 30, 2016 Neil Pasricha's Monthly Book Club - November 2016