Love, Learn, Play: A Simple Formula for a Happier, More Meaningful Life - Hardcover

by Akhil Gupta (Author)

Despite unprecedented levels of material success, billions today feel unfulfilled, anxious, and disconnected.

In Love, Learn, Play, Akhil Gupta--a former driver equity leader turned global seeker--offers radical yet deeply intuitive solution: real well-being arises when we engage our deepest human longings to love to learn and to play in whatever we do.

Drawing from his remarkable journey--from global finance to Harvard classrooms--Gupta explores how ancient wisdom and modern science point to three essential forces that lead to true well-being: love, learning, and play. These are not luxuries, he argues, but our deepest human needs.

This powerful, research-backed framework helps readers:

• Break free from false cultural narratives
• Reconnect with their authentic self
• Balance meaning and happiness without burnout
• Bring wholeness to work, parenting, and personal life
• Create a life that feels deeply alive--every day

Whether you're leading a team, raising a family, or reevaluating what really matters, Love, Learn, Play offers a practical and inspiring guide to a life that's not just successful--but truly flourishing.

If you've ever asked, "Is this all there is?" this book is your answer.

Author Biography

AKHIL GUPTA is the founder and director of Universal Enlightenment & Flourishing (UEF) and is the former founding chairman of Blackstone India.