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My birthday is next week! And like I’ve done the past few years I’ll be posting a list of completely unrequested birthday advice. Here's the post I made September 17th last year which the algorithms deemed controversial—see if you can guess which one!—before firing it around to a million people. All the better for "sticky eyeballs", etc. Thought I would repost it as I chisel away at this year's list... PS. Let me know in the comments any you agree or disagree with!
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My birthday is next week! And like I’ve done the past few years I’ll be posting a list of completely unrequested birthday advice. Here's the post I made September 17th last year which the algorithms deemed controversial—see if you can guess which one!—before firing it around to a million people. All the better for "sticky eyeballs", etc. Thought I would repost it as I chisel away at this year's list... PS. Let me know in the comments any you agree or disagree with!
Dear Prime Minister Mark Carney (@markjcarney) I wrote you a letter about Ontario Premier Doug Ford's (@fordnationdougford) proposed expansion of Billy Bishop Airport into Lake Ontario. I mailed it to you—and I’m sharing it here. I hope you’ll read it. Thank you, Neil Pasricha
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Dear Prime Minister Mark Carney (@markjcarney) I wrote you a letter about Ontario Premier Doug Ford's (@fordnationdougford) proposed expansion of Billy Bishop Airport into Lake Ontario. I mailed it to you—and I’m sharing it here. I hope you’ll read it. Thank you, Neil Pasricha
Today is my birthday! I'm celebrating by sharing '46 things I’ve (Almost) Learned As I Turn 46.' Lists like these are preachy by nature so lemme know which you agree with, disagree with, or what you might add!
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Today is my birthday! I'm celebrating by sharing '46 things I’ve (Almost) Learned As I Turn 46.' Lists like these are preachy by nature so lemme know which you agree with, disagree with, or what you might add!
So, uh... Last year I bought a 750 square foot painting. 10’ tall, 75’ long, on a lonnnng strip of curved concrete outside a busy downtown subway station. Few months earlier I was walking under a bridge on a freezing night with @mbs_works when we stumbled on a stunning spraypainted Hooded Merganser. I was shook! I noticed a word in the corner—Sweetman—and googled “sweetman toronto” which took me to @nick_sweetman who became my favorite graffiti artist. For months, I kept wondering how I could work with Nick till one day I walked past a brutalist concrete wall behind Dupont Station. The station is packed! Buses, trains, colleges, @casalomatoronto, everyone racing uptown, downtown, passing this massive empty wall. I learned the Toronto Transit Commission (@takethettc) was paying to paint over tags on that wall 2-3x a week! So I began organizing meetings with TTC councillors and local associations to work through q’s about paint, access, maintenance, and timelines. Then I hired Nick for the the art! I gave him my two-word vision —local birds!—and he did the rest. There are 16 species on the wall and all have been seen within 333m of Dupont Station within the past 3.33 years according to data from @cornellbirds and @team_ebird The result? A painting I am endlessly inspired by which I hope inspires others, too. Nick started painting on September 17th (my bday) and worked tirelessly—no stencils! no AI! no aids except a ladder!—until November. Birds from L to R: Black-and-white Warbler, Blue Jay, White-Breasted Nuthatch, Cedar Waxwing, Northern Flicker, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, White-throated Sparrow, Scarlet Tanager, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, European Starling, Red-tailed Hawk, House Finch, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Turkey Vulture, Blackburnian Warbler, and Common Grackle. We recorded a podcast there, made a documentary (link in bio), and he added beauty to a dreary corner. Now ... I have big news. IT’S TIME FOR ANOTHER! Why? Because we need more beauty, more love, more awe, & more giant colorful things to walk by when you least expect them! So let me ask you: WHAT BIRD DO YOU WANT ON THE WALL?? ✌🏾🦅 -n
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So, uh... Last year I bought a 750 square foot painting. 10’ tall, 75’ long, on a lonnnng strip of curved concrete outside a busy downtown subway station. Few months earlier I was walking under a bridge on a freezing night with @mbs_works when we stumbled on a stunning spraypainted Hooded Merganser. I was shook! I noticed a word in the corner—Sweetman—and googled “sweetman toronto” which took me to @nick_sweetman who became my favorite graffiti artist. For months, I kept wondering how I could work with Nick till one day I walked past a brutalist concrete wall behind Dupont Station. The station is packed! Buses, trains, colleges, @casalomatoronto, everyone racing uptown, downtown, passing this massive empty wall. I learned the Toronto Transit Commission (@takethettc) was paying to paint over tags on that wall 2-3x a week! So I began organizing meetings with TTC councillors and local associations to work through q’s about paint, access, maintenance, and timelines. Then I hired Nick for the the art! I gave him my two-word vision —local birds!—and he did the rest. There are 16 species on the wall and all have been seen within 333m of Dupont Station within the past 3.33 years according to data from @cornellbirds and @team_ebird The result? A painting I am endlessly inspired by which I hope inspires others, too. Nick started painting on September 17th (my bday) and worked tirelessly—no stencils! no AI! no aids except a ladder!—until November. Birds from L to R: Black-and-white Warbler, Blue Jay, White-Breasted Nuthatch, Cedar Waxwing, Northern Flicker, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, White-throated Sparrow, Scarlet Tanager, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, European Starling, Red-tailed Hawk, House Finch, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Turkey Vulture, Blackburnian Warbler, and Common Grackle. We recorded a podcast there, made a documentary (link in bio), and he added beauty to a dreary corner. Now ... I have big news. IT’S TIME FOR ANOTHER! Why? Because we need more beauty, more love, more awe, & more giant colorful things to walk by when you least expect them! So let me ask you: WHAT BIRD DO YOU WANT ON THE WALL?? ✌🏾🦅 -n
How to read more books: 1. Start more books 2. Quit more books 3. Finish only what you love 4. Repeat The secret isn’t discipline. It’s permission. Give yourself permission to put down the books you find boring so the great ones can find you faster. Save this if you want to read more this year. 👇🏾 And if you want honest book recommendations with no ads, no sponsors, and no AI … Join my free book club! I’ll send you a monthly book review every last Saturday of the month, just like I have since November 2016. Link in my bio @neilpasricha. #reading #readinghabits #books #readmorebooks #bookclub
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How to read more books: 1. Start more books 2. Quit more books 3. Finish only what you love 4. Repeat The secret isn’t discipline. It’s permission. Give yourself permission to put down the books you find boring so the great ones can find you faster. Save this if you want to read more this year. 👇🏾 And if you want honest book recommendations with no ads, no sponsors, and no AI … Join my free book club! I’ll send you a monthly book review every last Saturday of the month, just like I have since November 2016. Link in my bio @neilpasricha. #reading #readinghabits #books #readmorebooks #bookclub
What a beautiful day! Thank you, Prime Minister! (@markjcarney) CC: @fordnationdougford @oliviachow @steven_mackinnon @runchinguyenrun @james.maloney @juliedzerowicz @michael_coteau @rob_oliphant @vgasparro1 @nojetsto @votenorm @chrisglovermpp @jessicabell.ndp @maritstiles @kingasurmampp @bravodavenport @dianne.saxe @birds.canada @globeandmail @thetorontostar @doc.daniellemartin @prabsarkaria @envirodefence @ctvtoronto @thesocialctv @cp24breakingnews @morningshowca @cbctoronto @mattgallowayto
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What a beautiful day! Thank you, Prime Minister! (@markjcarney) CC: @fordnationdougford @oliviachow @steven_mackinnon @runchinguyenrun @james.maloney @juliedzerowicz @michael_coteau @rob_oliphant @vgasparro1 @nojetsto @votenorm @chrisglovermpp @jessicabell.ndp @maritstiles @kingasurmampp @bravodavenport @dianne.saxe @birds.canada @globeandmail @thetorontostar @doc.daniellemartin @prabsarkaria @envirodefence @ctvtoronto @thesocialctv @cp24breakingnews @morningshowca @cbctoronto @mattgallowayto
And the woods, parks, forests, oceans, beaches, gardens, and yards.... and let's keep it that way. Mining our attention with endless ticklish shopping invitations is exhausting. What's your favorite ad-free place?
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And the woods, parks, forests, oceans, beaches, gardens, and yards.... and let's keep it that way. Mining our attention with endless ticklish shopping invitations is exhausting. What's your favorite ad-free place?
Do you feel like it’s getting harder to get stuff done? It’s not just you.  The distraction machine is cranked to 10. Endless apps and feeds and algorithms fight for our attention.  They’re good at getting it, too! I find myself revisiting these 10 simple practices to help make sure I actually get anything done. What small daily habits do you use for productivity?
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Do you feel like it’s getting harder to get stuff done? It’s not just you.  The distraction machine is cranked to 10. Endless apps and feeds and algorithms fight for our attention.  They’re good at getting it, too! I find myself revisiting these 10 simple practices to help make sure I actually get anything done. What small daily habits do you use for productivity?
What’s 1 thing you’d add to my list?
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What’s 1 thing you’d add to my list?
Reading doesn’t just inform—it transforms. When you read fiction, you’re not you … You’re another gender, another religion, another time in the world, another place in the world… No wonder research suggests that reading opens up the mirror neurons responsible for empathy, compassion, and understanding (Dovey, 2015). Not to mention, reading can impact the future you—as characters and stories influence individuality (Dovey, 2015). When I was Director of Leadership Development at Walmart—the world’s largest company with 2.5 million employees—guess what the #1 derailer was for all leaders at all levels? It was precisely EQ — or, when you get into the data, empathy, compassion, and understanding. No wonder! Those are difficult skills to teach. You can’t ship somebody off to empathy class! It doesn’t exist. So here’s a counterintuitive way to grow as a leader: Read more fiction! What’s the last work of fiction you read and loved?
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Reading doesn’t just inform—it transforms. When you read fiction, you’re not you … You’re another gender, another religion, another time in the world, another place in the world… No wonder research suggests that reading opens up the mirror neurons responsible for empathy, compassion, and understanding (Dovey, 2015). Not to mention, reading can impact the future you—as characters and stories influence individuality (Dovey, 2015). When I was Director of Leadership Development at Walmart—the world’s largest company with 2.5 million employees—guess what the #1 derailer was for all leaders at all levels? It was precisely EQ — or, when you get into the data, empathy, compassion, and understanding. No wonder! Those are difficult skills to teach. You can’t ship somebody off to empathy class! It doesn’t exist. So here’s a counterintuitive way to grow as a leader: Read more fiction! What’s the last work of fiction you read and loved?
If you drank a bottle of wine before bed every night, slept within 5 feet of a bottle of wine, and drank a bottle of wine when you woke up every morning, what would we call you? When everyone has an addiction sometimes it looks like nobody has an addiction.
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If you drank a bottle of wine before bed every night, slept within 5 feet of a bottle of wine, and drank a bottle of wine when you woke up every morning, what would we call you? When everyone has an addiction sometimes it looks like nobody has an addiction.
20 things I would tell myself at age 20 Which one do you agree with or disagree with? Or what might you add to the list? Let me know in the comments
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20 things I would tell myself at age 20 Which one do you agree with or disagree with? Or what might you add to the list? Let me know in the comments
Three questions help crowbar my brain out of the dark place it sometimes wants to nestle into and help me tell myself a different story. ⠀ ⠀ They are: ⠀ 1. Will this matter on my deathbed?⠀ ⠀ I find this question helpful no matter what story I’m telling myself.⠀ ⠀ And it’s such an easy question to ask because the answer is almost always “No!”⠀ ⠀ So you had a half-dozen fender benders. Are you okay? Will it matter on your deathbed? No. It won’t. So let it go today. ⠀ ⠀ 2. Can I do something about this?⠀ ⠀ If you wet the bed as a kid and your father made you feel shame and you’re still carrying it around, then sure, there are things you can do about it: therapy, counseling, journaling, talking to a friend, sitting down to talk to your parents about it.⠀ ⠀ Get it out of your system.⠀ ⠀ But if you feel shame about your bipolar disorder or your miscarriage or your inability to grow a beard, well, you may not be able to change that thing. I’m not saying that solves the problem! I’m saying that remembering you can’t control them should help. Why? Because you’re off the hook. There’s nothing you can do. Now you can tell yourself a different story to help yourself⠀ move forward.⠀ ⠀ 3. Is this a story I’m telling myself?⠀ ⠀ The key to this question is separating what we have from what we attach to it. It’s about finding the core fact and noticing that we’re just telling ourselves stories on top of it. “I have a birthmark on my face” is a lot different from “I’m disfigured with no chance of mating.” The first is a fact. The latter is a story. “I’m an alcoholic” is a lot different from “My family will never trust me.” “I failed my biology exam” is a lot different from “I failed my parents.”⠀ ⠀ It doesn’t mean it’s easy.⠀ ⠀ The three questions just mean that on our road to resilience we recognize there’s an opportunity to be kinder to ourselves and we’re able to use a few small tools to help us get there.
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Three questions help crowbar my brain out of the dark place it sometimes wants to nestle into and help me tell myself a different story. ⠀ ⠀ They are: ⠀ 1. Will this matter on my deathbed?⠀ ⠀ I find this question helpful no matter what story I’m telling myself.⠀ ⠀ And it’s such an easy question to ask because the answer is almost always “No!”⠀ ⠀ So you had a half-dozen fender benders. Are you okay? Will it matter on your deathbed? No. It won’t. So let it go today. ⠀ ⠀ 2. Can I do something about this?⠀ ⠀ If you wet the bed as a kid and your father made you feel shame and you’re still carrying it around, then sure, there are things you can do about it: therapy, counseling, journaling, talking to a friend, sitting down to talk to your parents about it.⠀ ⠀ Get it out of your system.⠀ ⠀ But if you feel shame about your bipolar disorder or your miscarriage or your inability to grow a beard, well, you may not be able to change that thing. I’m not saying that solves the problem! I’m saying that remembering you can’t control them should help. Why? Because you’re off the hook. There’s nothing you can do. Now you can tell yourself a different story to help yourself⠀ move forward.⠀ ⠀ 3. Is this a story I’m telling myself?⠀ ⠀ The key to this question is separating what we have from what we attach to it. It’s about finding the core fact and noticing that we’re just telling ourselves stories on top of it. “I have a birthmark on my face” is a lot different from “I’m disfigured with no chance of mating.” The first is a fact. The latter is a story. “I’m an alcoholic” is a lot different from “My family will never trust me.” “I failed my biology exam” is a lot different from “I failed my parents.”⠀ ⠀ It doesn’t mean it’s easy.⠀ ⠀ The three questions just mean that on our road to resilience we recognize there’s an opportunity to be kinder to ourselves and we’re able to use a few small tools to help us get there.
Reading does more than inform us — it transforms us. When we read fiction we’re another gender, another religion, we’re in another time of the world, another place in the world. Research shows that reading fiction builds empathy, compassion, and understanding. Those skills form EQ which is the number one leadership derailer to getting promoted.. What’s one counterintuitive way to becoming a better leader? Read more fiction!
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Reading does more than inform us — it transforms us. When we read fiction we’re another gender, another religion, we’re in another time of the world, another place in the world. Research shows that reading fiction builds empathy, compassion, and understanding. Those skills form EQ which is the number one leadership derailer to getting promoted.. What’s one counterintuitive way to becoming a better leader? Read more fiction!
She reads a book a week ... with a full-time acting career. How does she do it? We welcome global gallivant and raging bibliophile Eve Harlow on 3 Books! Born in Russia, raised in Israel, living in Canada and the U.S., Eve Harlow is a talented actress best known for roles in The 100, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., The Night Agent, and her current star turn as Dr. Ingrid Derian in Watson, the medical-mystery thriller inspired by stories of Sherlock Holmes. Somehow between her busy acting schedule, Eve finds time to read a book a week. She’s a library junkie, a reading phenom, and posts stacks of her latest reads @eveharlow between red carpet shots and behind-the-scenes clips from her shows. This is a conversation for all of us who aspire to grow our love of reading books amidst the digital deluge. We live in worlds designed to tease our brains into shallow skimming. So how does Eve do it? What systems does she use? How does she think about her reading life? And (of course!) which 3 books shaped her more than any others? We talk about reading habits, magic realism, identity in a politically robust and privacy-eroded world, deliberate daydreaming, building resilience, and much, much more. Pull up a chair and join us in this bookish conversation. Let’s flip the page to Chapter 159 now… Click the link in my bio to listen!
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She reads a book a week ... with a full-time acting career. How does she do it? We welcome global gallivant and raging bibliophile Eve Harlow on 3 Books! Born in Russia, raised in Israel, living in Canada and the U.S., Eve Harlow is a talented actress best known for roles in The 100, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., The Night Agent, and her current star turn as Dr. Ingrid Derian in Watson, the medical-mystery thriller inspired by stories of Sherlock Holmes. Somehow between her busy acting schedule, Eve finds time to read a book a week. She’s a library junkie, a reading phenom, and posts stacks of her latest reads @eveharlow between red carpet shots and behind-the-scenes clips from her shows. This is a conversation for all of us who aspire to grow our love of reading books amidst the digital deluge. We live in worlds designed to tease our brains into shallow skimming. So how does Eve do it? What systems does she use? How does she think about her reading life? And (of course!) which 3 books shaped her more than any others? We talk about reading habits, magic realism, identity in a politically robust and privacy-eroded world, deliberate daydreaming, building resilience, and much, much more. Pull up a chair and join us in this bookish conversation. Let’s flip the page to Chapter 159 now… Click the link in my bio to listen!
“The happiness–success link exists not only because success makes people happy, but also because positive affect engenders success. Numerous studies show that happy individuals are successful across multiple life domains, including marriage, friendship, income, work performance, and health.” (Source: Lyubimirsky, King, Diener)
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“The happiness–success link exists not only because success makes people happy, but also because positive affect engenders success. Numerous studies show that happy individuals are successful across multiple life domains, including marriage, friendship, income, work performance, and health.” (Source: Lyubimirsky, King, Diener)
Just heard the news
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Just heard the news
I’m thrilled to welcome our latest 3 Books guest: a luminous force in publishing, a powerhouse editor-turned-author, and a wonderful storyteller: the one and only @NitaProse. Raised in Ontario’s Simcoe County, Nita began her career by contributing to literary magazines, became a production editor with HarperCollins, and then became a Senior Editor at Doubleday. She then held the lofty publishing position of Vice President and Editorial Director at Simon & Schuster Canada and oversaw titles by authors like Rupi Kaur (@rupikaur_), Kate Morton (@katemortonauthor), Iain Reid (@tidydissolve), and... me! Nita was the editor of my book on resilience 'You Are Awesome: How To Navigate Change, Wrestle with Failure, and Live an Intentional Life' which came out in 2019 and my book on gratitude and community 'Our Book Of Awesome,' which came out in 2022. Nita has since left publishing to write full-time and today her phenomenal career and perspectives offer a true publishing and writing masterclass. Tune in as we discuss: What does an editor actually do? How do you get a job in publishing? What writing routines structure Nita’s stories? Why might you keep the novel you're writing a secret from your long-term partner? How do you write an allegory? And (of course!) which 3 books most shaped her life? We talk about creating characters grounded in emotional truths, measuring success within the labyrinth-like writing industry, the importance of reading across genres, and much, much more. Click the link in my bio for the full chapter!
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I’m thrilled to welcome our latest 3 Books guest: a luminous force in publishing, a powerhouse editor-turned-author, and a wonderful storyteller: the one and only @NitaProse. Raised in Ontario’s Simcoe County, Nita began her career by contributing to literary magazines, became a production editor with HarperCollins, and then became a Senior Editor at Doubleday. She then held the lofty publishing position of Vice President and Editorial Director at Simon & Schuster Canada and oversaw titles by authors like Rupi Kaur (@rupikaur_), Kate Morton (@katemortonauthor), Iain Reid (@tidydissolve), and... me! Nita was the editor of my book on resilience 'You Are Awesome: How To Navigate Change, Wrestle with Failure, and Live an Intentional Life' which came out in 2019 and my book on gratitude and community 'Our Book Of Awesome,' which came out in 2022. Nita has since left publishing to write full-time and today her phenomenal career and perspectives offer a true publishing and writing masterclass. Tune in as we discuss: What does an editor actually do? How do you get a job in publishing? What writing routines structure Nita’s stories? Why might you keep the novel you're writing a secret from your long-term partner? How do you write an allegory? And (of course!) which 3 books most shaped her life? We talk about creating characters grounded in emotional truths, measuring success within the labyrinth-like writing industry, the importance of reading across genres, and much, much more. Click the link in my bio for the full chapter!
I realize more and more that connection is the foundation for everything else — work, love, happiness. Here are 10 small lessons that help me stay connected — to others, and to myself. What would you add to the list?
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I realize more and more that connection is the foundation for everything else — work, love, happiness. Here are 10 small lessons that help me stay connected — to others, and to myself. What would you add to the list?
Happy Monday! Just at the airport and wanted to send you 3 ways to find a little happiness today...
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Happy Monday! Just at the airport and wanted to send you 3 ways to find a little happiness today...

Neil Pasricha (@neilpasricha) Instagram Stats & Analytics

Neil Pasricha (@neilpasricha) has 35.9K Instagram followers with a 2.00% engagement rate over the past 12 months. Across 114 posts, Neil Pasricha received 38.6K total likes and 72.9K impressions, averaging 338 likes per post. This page tracks Neil Pasricha's performance metrics, top content, and engagement trends — updated daily.

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Neil Pasricha (@neilpasricha) has 35.9K Instagram followers as of September 2026.
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Neil Pasricha received 38.6K total likes across 114 posts in the last 12 months, averaging 338 likes per post.
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