666. How to Grade Your Happiness and Take Action

No Days Off with Brian Gubernick · Oct 16, 2025 · 10m

Most people rate their happiness a 7 out of 10, and that's the trap. "Fine" is comfortable enough to keep you from changing, but dull enough to drain your energy over time. In this episode, Brian Gubernick breaks down Jesse Itzler's "happiness scale" concept and what he learned living with monks: happiness isn't found through addition, it's found through subtraction.

Brian shares a simple, tactical framework to grade your happiness, identify what's dragging it down, and eliminate one thing that's standing in your way. Because joy doesn't come from chasing more, it comes from removing what's…