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Tony Hsieh Quotes on Happiness

Reflecting on 'Delivering Happiness', Tony Hsieh's words resonate deeply: “I made a list of my happiest periods - none involved money. It dawned on me, happiness lies in creativity, inventiveness, and building things.”
Tony Hsieh Quotes on Happiness
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Revisiting Delivering Happiness, these quotes from Tony Hsieh hit home for me:

“I made a list of the happiest periods in my life, and I realized that none of them involved money. I realized that building stuff and being creative and inventive made me happy.”
“We are all brainwashed by our society and culture to stop thinking and just assume by default that more money equals more success and more happiness, when ultimately happiness is really just about enjoying life.”
“The problem when someone feels burned out, bored, unchallenged, or stifled by their work is not the job itself but rather the environment and playground rules given to them to do the job at hand.”
“Envision, create, and believe in your own universe, and the universe will form around you.”

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Charlie Hoehn

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