happiness

Getting What We Want Isn’t What We Really Want

🧵 How to build a great life (17 things I’ve learned) I’ve run hard my whole life—always charging forward, rarely looking back. But 50 hits you different. It’s caused me to pause & reflect. ⬇️

Kevin Dahlstrom twitter.com

Patricia Mou

The way we view free time is making us less happy

Aysha Imtiaz bbc.com

Keely Adler

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

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