- Making the first footprint in fresh snow
- When the in-laws leave
- Waking up and realizing it's Christmas
- Just barely wrapping a gift with that tiny scrap of leftover wrapping paper
- When they finally stop playing Christmas songs on the radio
- Knowing "Kwanzaa" is worth more Scrabble points than "Hanukkah" or "Christmas"
"The guru of small joys."--The Toronto Star
"Pasricha emerges a committed but inviting optimist, combating life's unending stream of bad news by identifying opportunities to share a universal high five with humanity."--Publishers Weekly
"Neil Pasricha makes ordinary days light up with awesomeness."--Gretchen Rubin, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the The Happiness Project
"Ranging from laugh-out-loud funny to poignant (but not fluffy), Pasricha's compilation feels close to universally applicable...Pasricha doesn't mandate a way to live well. In many simple ways, he just reminds us we already do."--The Huffington Post