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Superhappiness Guidebook - Qualia Research Institute
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In my experience there are really two things that lead to happiness and everything else is mostly noise. The two things are contribution and abundance. Contribution is basically exactly as it sounds. If you can align your life with where you have the talent to make a large, meaningful, and real contribution to the world, your circle, or your... See more
Ben Horowitz • The Architecture of Tomorrow: An Interview With Ben Horowitz
Things you control:
Your effort.
Your beliefs.
Your identity.
Your actions.
Your attitude.
Your integrity.
Your thoughts.
The food you eat.
How kind you are.
The media you read.
How reflective you... See more
nametwitter.comMaybe it’s not the achieving stuff that makes us happy, but rather the act of chasing after achievements. Most people need to feel that they are contributing to society. At least for me, when I try to picture my ideal days, it doesn’t matter if I’ve accomplished anything in the past. But my visions always involve working towards some kind of goal... See more
dynomight • Nobody optimizes happiness
The thing is to be happy,' he said. 'No matter what. Just try that. You can. It gets to be easier and easier. It's nothing to do with circumstances. You wouldn't believe how good it is. Accept everything and then tragedy disappears. Or tragedy lightens, anyway, you're just there, going along easy in the world.
Alice Munro, Dear Life
What is happiness, actually?
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