Happiness
Being happy is an emotional state of no anxiety or fear1.
Happiness itself is not a goal; it is the result of making other choices. Pursuing happiness directly will not result in happiness, only sadness.
Happiness comes from:
- Maintaining good physical health
- Maintaining good mental health
Your time-focus impacts your happiness. Focusing on the present allows you to appreciate what you currently have and lets you enjoy life. Focusing on the future allows you to plan for that future and ensure you spend your life doing something that will leave you truly fulfilled.
Examples of people doing good things:
Other Links
- ‘Why Am I Not Rich & Famous?’ the Delusion of Our Times
by Darious Foroux
Once we let go of outcomes, we can look inward and focus on the things that truly matter: To become a good person with values, who has character, and is good at what they do.
That’s the biggest reward in life. And it’s 100% in your own hands.
- Ludacris On Karma’s World Staying Positive, and Why Fast & Furious Doesn’t Have to End, Fatherly (Archive)
- Are you present-focused or future-focused?, Derek Sivers
- Drift: How to (accidentally) create a life you don’t want,
Meredith Page
- It’s password-protected with the password
friend(this was publicly disclosed) - Seth Godin mentioned this in his April 30, 2023 blog post
- It’s password-protected with the password
- When The Money’s Just Too Damn Good,
by Nat Eliason
It took a while for me to realize that all of this other work was originally just to support being able to write. I started making courses to support writing. I started the agency to be able to write. I went into crypto because I was scared of not making enough money writing.
When you’re afraid you can’t earn a sufficient living from the thing you want to do, you find something else to earn that money for you. But then it’s hard to balance the two, especially if the money is really good. Success can be its own failure.
Be careful what you do to pay the bills. You might just succeed at it.