The $10K Institute/How to be Happy Workshop

You're Uber-Successful. Then Why Aren't You Happy?

A 2-day workshop to explore the foundation of happiness, get unstuck, and put it all into practice.
Dawn knew that today was a big day, maybe one of the biggest days of her life. Every year on the first Thursday of November, the firm sent out an email that would be opened by literally every single employee.

The press would get hold of it.

And a few hours later, the list would make the rounds in the blogosphere and on Twitter. Then on to Business Insider. Shortly thereafter, it would make the front page of the Wall Street Journal.

Yes, it was time to announce the crop of 2022 new partners.

Once she became a partner, many things would change. For starters, she'd receive the partner distribution (which was in addition to her year-end bonus) and she'd get special perks — hyper-exclusive galas, private trainings and coaching, access to esoteric (and profitable) investments.

But most importantly, everyone would find out.

The parents at the school.

Her auntie overseas.

Even her doorman would extend heartfelt congratulations.

Dawn knew it was all coming: the new partners had been notified, with extreme secrecy, weeks in advance.

And as the email "hit the tape" and the accolades flowed in, she became overwhelmed by emotion.

But it was not what she had expected.

It was not excitement or pride that she felt but the undeniable experience of emptiness.

"You must be so happy" was the sentiment repeatedly expressed - via email, through greeting cards and, most conspicuously, by the giant bouquet of pink lilies on her desk.

"Happy," she wondered to herself.

She wasn't unhappy -- that was for sure.

But was she happy?

She didn't know.

You see, Dawn had tallied a series of stunning victories during her 43 years on this planet.

She had, without fail, made it atop the podium during her Varsity swim meets.

She’d scored a perfect 1600 on the SATs and thus had her pick of the litter from the Ivies.

When she graduated from a little school in Cambridge (and, later on, added a formidable JD/MBA to her repertoire), she had to turn down offers from one prestigious law firm after another before ultimately settling on one from of the most storied Wall Street investment banks.

She married her high school sweetheart at a small private ceremony in Napa.

They were early in the Tribeca market and own one of the few 2 story lofts west of Broadway.

Modest almost to a fault, she'd never say what she knew in her bones: she was an effin badass.

But then why was she so empty?

Do you ever wonder, "Is this as good as it gets?"

Like Dawn, you've done everything right.

You're kicking ass.

Yet, you feel this undeniable experience of emptiness.

Is there a book to read? A life coach to hire? An ayahuasca retreat promising an answer to all of life's most vexing questions?

Imagine if you could:
  • Distill millennia of wisdom from inter-disciplinary sources spanning all sorts of traditions
  • Construct your own unified theory of happiness
  • Identify if your daily activities are in alignment with your conception of happiness 
  • Stress-test various interpretations of happiness to identify the one that works for you
  • Double-down on your most important relationships (while honoring all the things you've taken for granted)
  • Debate the elements of a life well-lived with other smart, kind and open-minded professionals
  • Construct your Happiness MVP so that you can start each day with clarity and equanimity

How To Be Happy: A Workshop

Join us for a 2-day immersive workshop to deconstruct the multi-faceted question of what it means to be happy.

We'll teach you how to utilize your powers of analytical rigor and  intellectual curiosity to fulfill one of life's highest pursuits.

Meet our Clients

Andrew and Khe have worked extensively with high-achieving knowledge workers to help them live more fulfilled lives.
“I realized I’d been living my life based on the expectations of others. It took me 50 years to understand that. It took Khe's training two weeks to reveal that critical insight.”
"Andrew has kindly guided me on a deep journey of self-discovery, helping me ask the most important questions. By questioning the stories I tell myself, I've been able to identify what actually matters in this life and to significantly increase my inner peace."
"Khe not only helped me dream and expand my horizons; he also gave me the tools to do so.  I’ll forever be grateful for that."

Guy Margalith

Civil Servant

"Andrew is the real deal: a rare mix of accessible wisdom and actionable insights. He's a major part of my own development, my pursuit of wisdom, and my mental well-being."

Daniel Eberhard

CEO of Koho

What's included

Two live 3-hour Zoom sessions on December 11th and 12th with Andrew Taggart and Khe Hy. Replays will be made available immediately after.

Day 1: Examining the Nature of Happiness

When: Saturday December 11th from 12 PM to 3PM EST. (View in your time zone.) 

We'll create a map of happiness. In this process, we'll explore:

  • The Basic Picture of Happiness in the East and West
  • 5 Competing Conceptions of Happiness
  • A Fundamental Conflict of Happiness (and work-arounds)
  • How to Stress Test and Prototype a Happy Life
  • Group Coaching with Andrew and Khe

Day 2: Investigating Happiness Blockers

When: Sunday December 12th from 12 PM to 3PM EST. (View in your time zone.)

We'll dissolve our discontent. In this process, we'll explore:
  • The Eastern Perspective on Life's Lingering Hurts
  • The Tenuous Relationship between Happiness and Achievement
  • The Way Self-knowledge can End our Hurt
  • A Psychological Framework for Exploring Hurt
  • How to Synthesize Perspectives from the East and the West
  • Group Coaching with Andrew and Khe

Meet Your Instructors

Andrew Taggart and Khe Hy have worked extensively with high-performing knowledge workers in their pursuit to live productive, examined, and joyful lives.

Andrew Taggart

Andrew is a practical philosopher, husband, and Zen Buddhist who asks and seeks to answer the most basic questions of human existence with others around the world. 

Andrew helps C-level executives, startup teams, and venture capitalists inquire into matters of a fundamental nature. He's worked with individuals at Google, Facebook, Twitter, and various tech and fintech startups. 

Khe Hy

Khe Hy is the founder of RadReads, an online academy that helps high-performers lead productive, examined and joyful lives. Khe is creator of the $10K Work Framework and teaches the popular cohort-based course Supercharge Your Productivity. RadReads provides guides, coaching, and trainings for over 30,000 professionals to help them gain back free time, scale their impact, and make their little dent in the universe.

Before founding RadReads, Khe spent 15 years working on Wall Street and was one of the youngest Managing Directors at BlackRock. He's been called Oprah for Millennials by CNN and the Wall Street Guru by Bloomberg and his work has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, TedX, Barrons, Time Magazine and Quartz.

Frequently asked questions

You’ve got questions. We’ve got answers.

When do the sessions take place?

The sessions take place on Zoom on Saturday December 11th and Sunday December 12th from 12 PM to 3PM EST. (View in your time zone.) 

What if I can't attend live?

Given the interactive nature of the workshop, we strongly encourage you to attend live (for at least a portion of each day). If you can't, then know that we'll share the replays at the end of each day. Also, you'll have lifetime access to these recordings.

What's your refund policy?

We're both committed to delivering a world-class learning experience. Because of the live and interactive nature of the workshop, it doesn't make sense to us to accept refund requests weeks or months later. We think it's fair to accept refund requests up to Midnight EST on Monday, December 13th. Upon receiving your request, we'll ask you to answer 3 short questions about your experience; after that, we'll happily issue the refund.

Whom is this workshop for?

If you've ever asked yourself, "How can I live a fulfilled and happy life?" then this workshop is for you. Moreover, if you're open-minded and curious in ways that may strike others as "a bit out there" or "kinda weird," then you'll fit right in here. Most especially, if you're keen to ask the Big Questions but lack outlets for regularly and rigorously doing so, then, hey, you've come to the right place.

Understand that it's not that important which industry or phase of the career you're in since, over the years, Andrew and Khe have worked with students across a number of industries--from financial services to technology and media to academia and non-profits and beyond.

Will this workshop actually make me happier?

That's a tricky question, so let's explore it a bit.

To answer this question, we need first to know what happiness is. (Hello, Socrates.) In most ordinary discussions, the question concerning the nature of happiness is not even asked--and soon the conversation goes off the rails. Not so here. This workshop will, without a doubt, enable you to not only ask this question of what happiness is but also answer it in earnest.

In addition to getting a 10,000-foot view of the nature of happiness, you'll have the opportunity to develop a framework for your own happiness.

Finally, you'll be identifying and dissolving whatever internal blockers are getting in the way of your actually being happy.