Episode 88

Part 2: Breaking Free from “Unhappiness Habits” with Ashish Kothari

Unhappiness habits are guests we'd all rather evict. They can creep into our lives subtly, often masked as normal daily routines. But these seemingly harmless habits can have a profound impact on our overall well-being. It's time to identify the patterns holding you back and replace them with healthier alternatives.

In this second part of the HAPPINESS SQUAD Podcast series about unhappiness habits, Ashish Kothari, Founder of HAPPINESS SQUAD, shares three detrimental habits that might be sabotaging your happiness and offers practical solutions to break free from their grip.


Things you will learn from this episode:


• 5 ways to break the unhappy habit of sitting

• What’s causing you to sleep less?

• Improving your sleep quality and quantity

• 3 ways to re-engage and reconnect with nature


Tune in to discover how to break free from unhappiness.


Resources:

https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/25/health/effects-of-sitting-on-mortality-wellness/index.html 

https://www.cuimc.columbia.edu/news/shortening-sleep-time-increases-diabetes-risk-women 

https://vcresearch.berkeley.edu/faculty/matthew-walker 

https://www.amazon.com/Sleep-Revolution-Transforming-Your-Night/dp/110190402X 

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/does-exposure-green-spaces-childhood-lead-better-mental-health-180971590/#:~:text=Using%20satellite%20data%2C%20the%20researchers,mental%20health%20conditions%20in%20adulthood

• Rewire Program: https://happinesssquad.com/rewire-program/ 

• The Happiness Squad on Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-happiness-squad/id1663683864

• Happiness Squad Podcast: https://podcast.happinesssquad.com/ 

• Happiness Squad website: https://happinesssquad.com/

• Happiness Squad on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/myhappinesssquad/ 


Books:

• Hardwired for Happiness: 9 Proven Practices to Overcome Stress and Live Your Best Life.https://www.amazon.com/Hardwired-Happiness-Proven-Practices-Overcome/dp/1544534655

• Also mentioned in the episode:

The Blue Zones: Secrets for Living Longer: https://danbuettner.com/books/

About the Podcast

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The Happiness Squad Podcast with Ashish Kothari
Unlock your full potential with the Happiness Squad podcast! Host Ashish Kothari, Founder & CEO, brings leading experts to help you live with more joy, health, love, and meaning. Discover the art and science of happiness to live and operate at your best.

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Ashish Kothari

Ashish Kothari is the Founder and CEO of Happiness Squad, a company focused on democratizing happiness and touching a billion+ lives over the next 20 years and helping them live with more joy, health, love, and meaning.

Prior to founding Happiness Squad and writing his best-selling book “Hardwired for happiness”, Ashish spent 25 years in consulting, including the last 17 at McKinsey and Co, a premier management consulting firm, helping thousands of clients and their organizations achieve breakthrough performance by building new mindsets and capabilities.

Ashish is a trained ontological coach and a lifelong student of human thriving.