Quit more books: From a young age, school taught us that if you're given a book you have to finish it. But sooner or later we come across a book we don't like and stop reading altogether. A better option is to treat books like blog posts and feel no obligation to finish them. It's much better to quit a book than to quit reading altogether.

Read what you love until you love to read: Too many people focus on reading books that are bestsellers or classics because they believe those are the books they should read. But the truth is that you should read the books that interest you. Find a book about a topic you're fascinated with and you'll love reading a lot more than if you'd pick a rand... See more

Reading isn't a race: Every new reader thinks that the answer to their problems is to learn how to speed read so that they can get through books 2-3x faster. But the problem is that the best books have to be read slowly. An amazing book will force you to put it down and stare at the wall because you'll need time to reflect on it and put your brain ... See more

Spend more time rereading books: The best books are worth rereading because they're packed with so much wisdom that you can't absorb all the key lessons the first time around.

Build Long-Term Happiness Habits: If you want to be happier, Naval recommends building habits that focus on long-term happiness instead of short-term happiness.

For example, Naval quit alcohol because alcohol only brought him short-term happiness. He says the same about sugar and social media. Naval even quit video games, even though he loved gamin... See more

Be Present: The easiest way to be happy is to be fully present. Most of us are unhappy because our brains are worried about the future or regretting the past.

But thinking about the past or future prevents us from seeing the beauty in everyday life and being grateful for what we already have.

Happiness isn't found by sitting on a mountaintop for 30... See more

Remove Desire: There's a great quote from Naval where he says, "Desire is a contract that you make with yourself to be unhappy until you get what you want."

To be happy now, all you need to do is remove your desire for more, and you'll be happy. If you tell yourself you won't be satisfied until you get a new car or house, that means you're actively... See more