WHAT IS YOUR HAPPINESS FORMULA?
Can happiness be as simple as x+y = joy? Not exactly, but our expert, a former Google career development manager and the author of Pivot , shows you how to create your own personal equation for self-satisfaction and well-being. By Jenny Blake Photo: Katie Edwards/Getty Images Twitter Google Email One morning, I was sitting at my desk, bleary-eyed after returning from a week of travel. All of a sudden, I had an out-of-body experience as I watched myself angrily slam my fists on my desk in exasperation because my wireless mouse got disconnected for the umpteenth time. It was a cartoon moment: Every item—books, papers, speakers—jumped 2 inches in the air and scattered back down. Yikes. I am not normally an impatient person, but that morning my fuse was short, if not completely blown. I couldn't fix my mood with mental gymnastics or ign...