Equations for Life

From Chip Conley and his book Emotional Equations:

• Despair = Suffering - Meaning
• Disappointment = Expectations - Reality
• Workaholism = What are you running from? / What are you living for?
• Authenticity = Self-Awareness x Courage
• Joy = Love - Fear
• Self-Esteem = Success / Pretensions
• Outcome = Event + Reaction
• Anticipation = Optimism - Joy
• Regret = Disappoint + Responsibility
• Happiness = Wanting what you have / Having what you want
• Happiness = Practicing gratitude / Pursuing gratification
• Suffering = Pain x Resistance
• Remorse = Regret + Guilt
• Jealousy = Mistrust / Self-Esteem
• Envy = (Pride + Vanity) / Kindness
• Anxiety = Uncertainty x Powerlessness
• Calling = Pleasure / Pain
• Flow = Skill / Challenge (Goal should be 1.0)
• Curiosity = Wonder + Awe
• Narcissism = (Self-Esteem)**2 x Entitlement
• Integrity = Authenticity x Invisibility x Reliability
• Innovation = Creativity - Cynicism
• Thriving = Frequency of positive / Frequency of negative (Goal should be 1.0)
• Faith = Belief / Intellect
• Wisdom = Square Root (Experience)
• Growth = Change - Resistance
• Humiliation = (Shame x Anger) - Power
• Empathy = Compassion (for self) + Presence (for others)