Emotional equations
simple truths for creating happiness + success
by Chip Conley
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"Using brilliantly simple math that illuminates universal emotional truths, Emotional Equations crystallizes some of life's toughest challenges into manageable facets that readers can see clearly--and bits they can control. Popular motivational speaker and bestselling author Chip Conley has created an exciting, new, immediately accessible visual lexicon for mastering the age of uncertainty. Making mathematics out of emotions may seem a counterintuitive idea, but it's an inspiring and incredibly effective one in Chip Conley's hands. When Conley, dynamic author of the bestselling Peak, suffered
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on “Ask HN: Best books you read in 2012” ↗Four things work for me. Understanding how to influence emotions, anchors, sleep, and exercise. One of the things that helped me address this when I was burnt out ~10 years ago was a book called Emotional Equations; it's not perfect, but the frame of reference in a math like state helped me identify what to DO when I felt a certain way. The other thing I do is set an "anchor" when I have a "peak" experience. Winning…
on “Ask HN: I'm burnt out: frustrated, distracted, pessimistic. How do I fix this?” ↗