The Algebra of Happiness

[@LesterDiaz]

Holy shit, this video is like a $400 an hour therapist for 6 months compressed in 10 minutes. Awesome stuff

[@klaudelu18]

And life coach, and nutritionist, and pastor, ...

[@MatthewSouza]

Haha so true

[@mechadoggy]

I can get this for free all the time from my pastor. Honestly, this video is a combination of Sunday school lessons and what my parents lectured to me.

[@sodazman]

It's very superficial information to be honest.

[@modsurgeon]

@@mechadoggy You got it free here in 10:25, all without the need of a gatekeeper to an invisible sky daddy.

[@mibox8302]

That bit about caring for your parents at the end of their life hit me so hard , Im grateful I could care for my mother and see her off in peace, its something ill always remember and cherish

[@julzrtw]

I'm not going to lie. I rewatched this like 3 times. It feel like my future 65 yr old self talking to me in my 20's. 👍😁👍

[@PMeventsLT]

Wow. 50 years of wisdom condensed into 10 minutes.

[@ChristopherFreezeYT]

The best, and most practical, video from the Prof yet! Keep on keepin' on!!!

[@JameBlack]

That was an insult...

[@ChristopherFreezeYT]

Not in the context of his statement starting at 1:23

[@exzeaon]

This is awsome, I would agree!!

[@jongpark]

Wow, I agree with almost everything here, except that “this is IT. 9:44.” This life is too simple to end this way. I know HELL exists, because he got me out of it twice, but God wants us to choose to be with him or not. Most of the world knows of Jesus Christ now, so he’s coming back soon. But will never force you into the relationship. Scott, if you choose to believe, you will see your kids again. And possibly even watch over your grandchildren.

[@damiangrouse4564]

Christopher Freeze You beat me to it...except for the Africa thing (I know it’s a metaphor), there’s a lifetime of “experiences” you can have in “the best zip code in the world” and still keep your Family safe. If it’s just you, knock yourself out on the amount of “danger” (real/perceived) to expose yourself too.

[@lukestaley9863]

One the best and most informative videos I’ve ever accidentally stumbled upon.

[@PaperRaines]

Me too. I don't know how the f*** I got here, but glad I did

[@Joe30pack]

I predict this will go down as one of the best youtube videos of all time.

[@LuisLaTorre]

BY FAR!

[@trophypages]

Joe 30 pack yeah he seems really happy

[@simoncharacter01]

{Kanye shrug}

[@jeffhalmos7981]

I was just about to write almost the exact same thing.

[@troygardner1610]

You have n0 idea

[@maxh.515]

If I could recommend only 10 minutes of life advice to anyone, it is these 10 minutes. Thanks Scott!

[@BrockMcGoff]

I need to watch this every Sunday night. Great stuff here 👊🏼

[@JonShanny]

Another Professor Galloway Home Run

[@mechadoggy]

Ironically enough, I’ve learned the bulk of these lessons over many past Sundays, albeit Sunday mornings, not Sunday evenings

[@ralstonawayan448]

“Assume it’s NOT you!” The most insightful advice I’ve heard in my life.

[@jimhilly4041]

Great observations and advice. However, IMO Professor Galloway misses one huge source of happiness, helping others. When I wonder why am I here and does anything matter I remind myself of the people I have helped and am helping. This brings me joy. Helping others may bring you joy as well.

[@nathanmcintosh6004]

The meaning and purpose of life wrapped up in a 5 minute KZbin video, a person really can find everything on KZbin

[@UncompressedWAVmusic]

Good information to share. I believe in God without the religiion mumbo jumbo. That gives me a lot of inner peace, love and happiness and also attracts money to me.

[@HoneyBadgerTexas]

Amen!

[@Dr.HouseMD]

Great way to put this.

[@chiefenumclaw7960]

Jordan Petersen, Tim Ferris & Steve Jobs walk into a room. Only one man comes out... Scott Galloway. Thank you Sir for your contribution, we are in your debt.

[@JamisonStone]

Damn, Scott! As a long time watcher of your vids, my expectations of your content are high, but this video broke new ground and reached a depth I was not expecting! Thank you for making this and sharing so honestly. As a 32-year-old "struggling" entrepreneur this is a much-needed reality check.

[@ryefry]

Just shared this on FB, i plan to rewatch this many times. Thanks for the upload.

[@dwyper]

I'm so glad you did a video of this newsletter... I just turned 36, became a dad, am losing parents to alcoholism, had financial success early on but now am feeling lost hopping from one failed startup to another while getting no interest from my resumes because I can't dictate exactly what I want to do... this was such an inspiration. Thank you

[@evanseesred]

Hope the last five years since this comment have been positive for you. If you ever care to share an update here, I’d very much be happy to get that KZbin alert.

[@FlooringDealerAccelerator]

I've shared this video so many times with so many people. This is YT gold. Thank you, love your work Scott!

[@mrgulati]

On the day of your last L2 episode, I had to come back to this video. It helps validate that I'm on the right path. Thank you for everything.

[@TheCUAV]

Professor, I love the focus of your normal videos but this one was fantastic. You and your team are doing an amazing job.

[@robertmahler8894]

1. Sweating/exercise 2. The myth of balance, only comes after hard work 3. Find a real partner, alignment. 4. Live in the right zip code. 5. The limited Correlation between money and happiness 6. The magic of compound interest, in money and relationships 7. Find the right interpretation of manhood 8. Spend less than your income, focus on your burn. 9. Alcohol and substances are bad for you. 10 Happiness equals family 11. Take care of the elderly 12. Resilience is the key to success. 13. Be less hard on yourself but hold yourself accountable.

[@Mattstantoncomedy]

This was awesome. It sums up all of the life one liners I've heard Scott say over the past 18+ months.

[@dmk5n1]

1. THE ARC OF HAPPINESS 0:47 2. SWEATING VS. WATCHING 1:34 3. MYTH OF BALANCE 2:03 4. WORK, PARTNER, FRIENDS 2:31 5. PASSION, VALUES, MONEY 3:07 6. ZIPCODE + CREDENTIALS 3:41 7. MONEY AND HAPPINESS 4:11 8. COMPOUND INTEREST 4:32 9. FIND YOUR GORILLA 5:00 10. EQUITY WEALTH 5:26 11. ALCOHOL 6:22 12. THINGS VS. EXPERIENCES 7:21 13. GOOD DEATH AND ROI 7:37 14. HAPPINES = FAMILY 8:19 15. SUCCESS = RESILIENCE / FAILURE 8:43 16. NOTHING IS EVER AS GOOD OR AS BAD AS IT SEEMS 9:17 #wisdom #2024

[@LegionKilo]

Knocking it out of the damn park Scott. Yet again you're showing the "kids" that there is more to life than work and education. I appreciate it.

[@robinbeattie6682]

This is frickin' awesome. I LOVE how you address alcohol. Very important and so many people don't mention it when talking about life happiness.

[@fred_bf]

Thanks for this. I'm pretty sure "efficiently helping strangers on the internet figure out Life" ranks high in rewarding activities. Godspeed, prof

[@johnsuede]

This guy has nailed it. Great advise. I wish someone had told me this stuff 40 years ago, but I probably wouldn’t have listened anyway. I’m lucky enough to have discovered these truths in my life’s journey but a head start would have helped

[@keiharris332]

Wow very powerful. The story about your mom was very touching. Thanks for reaching out to keep our heads on straight

[@dantesanford7065]

He keeps discussing what we "deserve". Expectations like that are the root of misery. Gratitude, folks, will set you free.

[@salhenderson9415]

You were one of the biggest reason I got back to school. Even though I'm only 23, you're an absolute inspiration. These videos really make a difference. I've learned more through you over the last 2+ years than I have in the econ classes I've enrolled in. Thank you Scott

[@naijawindandsolar]

I think I have watched about 80% of your videos. But this is the best yet. I salute you Prof. Scott Galloway. It easily qualifies as an inspirational video

[@blakemaurer5714]

This is solid advice. Right on.

[@FromNoob2Pro]

Condensing years of mankind's wisdom into a 10min video. Thank you for sharing and god bless

[@FromNoob2Pro]

oh wait, you are an atheist haha. still. thanks!

[@guitarhero-z2m]

It truly is an amazing spectacle to appreciate man. Hope we can take what we can from this!!

[@jjgalletta66]

Great video. Best playbook for life I've seen to date with the exception of Scott's comments about "Partnering." Partnering (or, marriage) is short lived and a total fallacy. All the preparation and thought that goes into careful partner selection works for about 6 months to 1 year. After that, shit gets very, very real (reference Scott's Happiness curve). It's during the low point of the curve when things take a turn for the worse. Stress, work, politics, economic hardship, deteriorating health, kids, in-laws all add tremendous stress to the partnership and will cause it to break. I guarantee that at one time or another, one (or both) partner(s) will want out. Remember, as with all 2-party partnerships, it takes two in order to create it. However, it only takes one to dissolve it. Divorce will seek to undo everything (and, I do mean everything) the partnership worked so hard to create. The end results include (but are in no way limited to): financial ruin, emotional/physical/mental health issues, drug and alcohol addiction, and (in more than one case) death (by suicide -- or worse). For those of you who are contemplating marriage, DON'T!!! The odds against you are staggering. The national divorce rate is 50% (and rising extremely fast). The divorce rate in CA is 100% (counting second or even third marriages). If you are dead-set on marrying, meet with a reputable family lawyer BEFORE saying your I-do's and learn about what you are about to get yourself into. Talk to as many married and formerly married people as possible about their experiences (particularly, lessons-learned) and LISTEN really, really carefully. I realize my words will cause you to think of (and/or respond to) me critically. And, that's OK. But, if you don't think this can happen to you...well, you'll see. As for myself, I was naïve, and I did not receive advice like this when I needed it the most. I wish that I had. So, this of this is one of those "pay it forward" moments. As Scott so eloquently states, "Life is SO rich!" My contribution: "So, don't F@#$ it up!" :)

[@LucasAnnuza]

So u die alone?

[@jjgalletta66]

Well...I guess that depends on one's death, doesn't it? If the ideal is to painlessly pass at age 100 in a warm bed surrounded by loved ones, then this is something I wish for everyone (myself included). Since one of life's biggest mysteries is that we don't know when or where it's going to end, we must accept this as something beyond our control. However, we can control what we do in life. My original statement merely cautions about the realities of marriage (and the devastating consequences of divorce) AS WELL AS provides advice to those who choose to marry -- something to which Scott alluded but did not fully address. I pray the people who read my words take them in the spirit in which they were written and proceed with caution.

[@gogo-bi9qh]

Thanks for that - it's reality, and needed to be said.

[@ragdolsaboveaverage]

I really have no idea why I just subscribed but every time I see one of these advertisements I always think, “ this guy has my respect” or “ I don’t know what he’s talking about but I want to hear more.” So after like 6 months of seeing ads for this channel I finally subbed. I love to hear this guys voice and care little tone and above all his incredible intellect on every subject discussed. Dammit advertising you win

[@lakeniwha7190]

I am not the target audience for this channel, but that message of seniors on their younger selves was really warm Scott. I think I needed to hear that, thank you.

[@xrisfractal]

I've been watching this channel for a while and have greatly enjoyed most of the videos, but this one by far will stay with me the longest. Thank you!

[@zeynelburak2163]

Never seen anyone talk about this topic in such an insightful, extensive but concise way. Prof. Galloway gets it!!

[@jamesshoemaker8784]

I appreciate how 21K have enjoyed this terrific presentation. Many thanks to Scott.

[@unleashed93]

I love his frank to the point style with stuff like this. No sugar coating. Great stuff!

[@pabloreiser2261]

I think this might be the best and most useful video in the whole of KZbin.

[@benfriedman6990]

Good shit Scott. I rarely comment on KZbin but I have been following you for a while and you give solid, no-bull, insights that are refreshing and appreciated. Keep up the good work

[@alexpascal5403]

Gumption pays. Needed to hear that. One of the greatest videos on KZbin. Followed you over a half decade ago, back in the L2 days.

[@xtradelite903]

Can’t tell you how many entrepreneurs, CEO’s, company presidents, leaders, etc...became successful in their field first, then went back to school to obtain their MBA (or finish obtaining it). I’m heading towards being a self-employed entrepreneur, but meanwhile I’ve been fired twice at the law firm I am still currently working at, but have received two salary raises there as well! This was one of your best videos. Thank you. 😎

[@jabari]

Sheesh....so many gems dropped! We appreciate you Scott!

[@simonbrowning5423]

Amazeballs. You continue to surprise and delight with your weekly wisdom. Thanks.

[@karllausten6081]

You just gave every life therapy session in 10 minutes. This video makes me very glad you started a KZbin channel.

[@EricMiltsch]

Absolutely perfect video Scott. I immediately passed this along to my two sons as well - thank you for this amazing wealth of knowledge!

[@JoshPRTX]

By far the most real video to date. Thanks for sharing Scott.

[@robertwash1338]

I agree with those who commented before me, this is my favorite video and I've sent the link to it to all the folks I care about. Great stuff!

[@mr.anonymous6098]

This was pure gold! Every 18 year old, who is entering into adulthood, should watch it as there are some valuable lessons in this video. I am myself 18 and found the video very helpful. It’s not something that is taught at school

[@lukaspandos]

The may not be fitting for a KZbin comment; This channel is amazing, the host is absolute Awesome Sauce. Thank you for all the hard work!

[@bertknobloch]

just like a splendid wine, a reasonable dose of you makes for a good moment and you're improving with age. Thank you for your most satisfying post yet...

[@BlackOTR1]

I think this channel is awesome. I try to share it with as many people as I can. Great video!

[@soyaleye]

Best I've seen so far. Rest are awesome, but these were some real life lessons I needed.

[@mattneuberger5529]

Nice to see a factual, concrete approach to happiness. Loved the video!!

[@robertbarth5497]

I never want to stop working. I love it. you might want to look at life differently than how you were told to look at it. You sound like a robot.

[@gaberbsn]

This video is one of the best mood changers Ive ever had. Keep on putting out content like this!

[@claytonwolf8827]

Just turned 24, life is as you would expect. Needed to watch this. Thank you.

[@RowmanSailor]

Coming back to this at 2 AM on January 1st, 2019. First video watched in the New Year. May it guide actions in the year to come.

[@AldoSchumann]

How did you go friend?

[@ferstream]

27K views at the moment, watch it grow to the 1M!... I've been following SG L2's awesome feed for a while, but this is by far the best video from Prof Galloway (yet)! Best practical advice for anyone at any age!... keep them coming!

[@BuzzLiteBeer]

I don't ever expect to find someone I'm mutually attracted to (physically), align with my values, AND aligns with my financial philosophies. That's a unicorn.

[@mufasa2079]

Your wish is your command.

[@emucards2481]

Keep looking my friend. I'm living proof that you can achieve all three

[@AaronandAsh]

You have hope you cant be that special. That there arent people that align in these three criteria too

[@WheelchairGear]

That was good. It hit home-I to took care of my dying mother for 2yrs. I watched jeopardy n wheel of fortune every night. with her n spent all day caring for her-it was my privilege.

[@trishamcgovern2088]

This is the best advice I have ever heard - that could resonate the way he delivered the message

[@nickdenek7742]

after watching this video 20 times.. I can say.. it changed my life.

[@gag7927]

This dude is all wisdom man. He’s right about everything. Its just doing it.

[@xinidae]

Being 20 I cherish the advice that Scott gives and hope to better my life with his words of wisdom

[@tylerhurd7890]

where r u at now

[@xinidae]

@@tylerhurd7890 25 now about to graduate with my bachelor's in entrepreneurship and studying abroad this last semester in Denmark Coppenhagen, during the summer I'm going to backpack around Europe while trying to start my first real start up, hopefully that either works out or leads to my next projects/job. Tbh I'm still a bit lost, I hit a bump in my love life, got 50k in student debt, a degree I don't really care about, no money and no job or place to live lined up when I go back to the states. Hopefully I have a better update in the next fourish years but thanks for asking 😅

[@peterlexus]

I was blessed to sit in Professor Galloway's class when he delivered this message

[@myfluffyblanket]

Wow. One of the best videos I’ve seen in a long time. As an undergrad student, this will give me a lot to ponder on

[@a-d-donvideo2559]

Not the usual video I expect from you guys, but probably one of my favourites that you've put out. Thanks

[@danielmacharia9808]

Never seen/heard so many life lessons in such a short duration of time! They're told in such a concise manner. I bet I'll watch it many many times in future and I'll try recommend it to as many people as I can.

[@AlexVoxel]

Every once in a while I return here, this video is soo good!

[@tateredsidecar]

Thank you for making this video. You touched on so many relatable topics and situations. This was the pep talk I needed to hear.

[@markdisaac60]

Holy shit, this a was amazing. Sent it off to my 3 daughters, posted it on FB, Tweeted it out to followers. I plan on watching this a few thousand times.

[@hyfy-tr2jy]

this should be required viewing at all graduation ceremonies both college and high school this year

[@00dahc]

This is probably the 15th time I've watched this. I'll see you next year.

[@johndoh1000]

This is the fastest and best video on success and motivation.

[@Ashkan547]

This is the best video I've seen so far in my life.

[@Urkelsam12]

Holy shit Professor, this is definitely a top 5 favorite from all your content. Thank you

[@workstation419]

I keep coming back to this every once in a while to remind myself of the basics

[@chbrun34]

Thanks man I needed that. Gave me goosebumps listening to this video. It has been a year since my MBA graduation and “lost” is precisely what I am experiencing.

[@swaguilar_]

Thank you so much for being real. This advice shouldn't be ignored.

[@junkyrod4265]

I think this is the best video I've ever seen. The best advice and I shall pass on the advice and video. Thank you!!!

[@OldMoneyAudition09]

Best one yet. Thank you for this summation. Agree with all of it. Will rewatch as the years go

[@hungjaketranquang4365]

This will become one of the most important video on KZbin that I've come across. Bow down to the one and only, Scott Galloway

[@eduardo.garcia]

Thanks Scott! I needed a lot, it remind me that life is a long race, rather than a sprint.

[@_miyassan2868]

I’m college student. I major in economic in japan. Yesterday,l impressed your book GAFA. Thanks nice writing!!!

[@braydenmoore3101]

This is one of the best videos I've ever watched. Thanks Prof Galloway

[@BGWee]

This is literally every message I got from "12 Rules for Life" but multiple thousands words more concise.

[@kennyle8640]

My daughter is graduating from college in mid-June 2018 (next month). I'm going to send her this video.

[@MrRGBTV]

Nailed it. Every bit of it was spot on. I greatly appreciate the harsh truths given here.

[@BigHenFor]

One of the best commencement speeches I heard. Thanks Scott.

[@teamdrefitness]

I'm sharing this like crazy...better than any motivational vid out there!!!!!!!

[@uigpoe]

You are a true hero, I love your videos! Keep inspiring and saving lives, I’ve learned so much from watching this channel. 😎👍🏻

[@Sweet..letssurf]

I’m 49 watched this at least 5 times and have sent to every young gun I know.... just amazing advise. Lucky to feel I followed it before hearing and will take the bits that still are reliant for a 49 year old .)

[@jlshaw11]

This might be the greatest Video for its efficiency and aim. And deeply ironic in its necessity.

[@Longo556]

“Find your gorilla” has a great analogy too, when you think about success being the gorilla in that basketball science video - if you know what I mean. You are busy looking for what you ‘want,’ while you’re dancing around the thing you ‘need.’ Great video.

[@tapadk1466]

Thank you so much for these words of wisdom. Some of your advice resonated with me at even 53 years old.

[@zookiable]

Why isn't this trending? Great stuff Scott!

[@274pacific]

I'm annoyed that I only have one Like to give to this masterpiece. For real though: I've watched this more than any other video on youtube and can't recommend it enough.

[@juanperro7521]

Good professor, right on the money. Thank you