Science of happiness
“We are not here to fit in, be well balanced, or provide exempla for others. We are here to be eccentric, different, perhaps strange, perhaps merely to add our small piece, our little clunky, chunky selves, to the great mosaic of being… we are here to become more and more ourselves.” ― James Hollis, What Matters Most: Living a More Considered Life
Jude Star • The Paradox of Pursuing Happiness: Insights from Depth Psychology
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The attachment we have to an individual can supersede an overall decrease in our quality of life, and so the love we usually have toward our children means that our choice to bring them into existence has value above and beyond whatever effect they have on our happiness.
Paul Bloom • What Becoming a Parent Really Does to Your Happiness
value above mere happiness
There is nothing more satisfying than being loved for who you are and nothing more painful than being loved for who you’re not but pretending to be.
Neil Pasricha • The Happiness Equation
Carrying out five random acts of kindness a week dramatically improves your happiness.