About The Algebra of Happiness: Notes on the Pursuit of Success, Love, and Meaning
An unconventional book of wisdom and life advice from renowned business school professor and New York Times bestselling author of The Four Scott Galloway.
Scott Galloway teaches brand strategy at NYU’s Stern School of Business, but his most popular lectures deal with life strategy, not business. In the classroom, on his blog, and in YouTube videos garnering millions of views, he regularly offers hard-hitting answers to the big What’s the formula for a life well lived? How can you have a meaningful career, not just a lucrative one? Is work/life balance possible? What are the elements of a successful relationship?
The Algebra of Notes on the Pursuit of Success, Love, and Meaning draws on Professor Galloway’s mix of anecdotes and no-BS insight to share hard-won wisdom about life’s challenges, along with poignant personal stories.
Whether it’s advice on if you should drop out of school to be an entrepreneur (it might have worked for Steve Jobs, but you’re probably not Steve Jobs), ideas on how to position yourself in a crowded job market (do something “boring” and move to a city; passion is for people who are already rich), discovering what the most important decision in your life is (it’s not your job, your car, OR your zip code), or arguing that our relationships to others are ultimately all that matter, Galloway entertains, inspires, and provokes.
Brash, funny, and surprisingly moving, The Algebra of Happiness represents a refreshing perspective on our need for both professional success and personal fulfillment, and makes the perfect gift for any new graduate, or for anyone who feels adrift.
- Complete Title: The Algebra of Happiness: Notes on the Pursuit of Success, Love, and Meaning
- Format: Hardcover
- Language: English
- Number of Pages: 256
- Publication Time: May 14, 2019
- Publisher: Portfolio
- ISBN: 0593084195
- ISBN13: 9780593084199
About Scott Galloway
Scott Galloway
Scott Galloway is a clinical professor of marketing at the New York University Stern School of Business, and a public speaker, author, and entrepreneur. He was named one of the world’s 50 best business school professors by Poets and Quants.
Reviews The Algebra of Happiness: Notes on the Pursuit of Success, Love, and Meaning
Melanie Bisson
We have dramatically different views of happiness. I think the title should be The Algebra of Happiness for Insanely Wealthy Men…
Diversity Horror
Great advice if you want a heteronormative, monogamous marriage with kids, and come from a privileged background. Otherwise you’re going to find incredibly unhelpful advice from a man seemingly unawar…
Aria
A bunch of small stories. It feels to me just a collection sometimes without a clear purpose. Nice and quick read. Author is new to me but probably famous anyway. I can’t help imagining his big ego…
Barbara Osmec
I rarely write reviews on Goodreads, but I feel like it’s my duty to warn you before you start reading this book. The only reason I gave it 2 stars is because it’s easy to read and I liked the drawing…
Kimi Ceridon
I wish the description would have included that the primary audience was for man-children and sit-com caricature portrayals of men. The summary uses coded language like “brash” and “no-BS insight” to…
Jak Krumholtz
Current reflections on their life by someone in the middle of trying to figure it out. This book is a good overview of Galloway, someone I’ve always admired, (despite probably being an asshole and not…
Lucas
A few memorable/interesting/funny moments, but mostly seemed like a book written to make a quick buck. Lots of aimless stories at the end…
Fellow
Like everyone, I am struggling with personal happiness and balancing it with ambition and caring for others so every now and then I read something that may produce some findings on how to be a happier…
Susan
Scott is a very naive man. An odd comment about a NYU Stern School of Business marketing professor but he is.First he believes everyone wants to be married. Then he wants everyone to have children and…