Simple happiness

Drivers of happiness

[People are] like donkeys running after carrots that are hanging in front of their faces from sticks attached to their own collars. They are never here. They never get here. They are never alive.

THEN I'll Be Happy

Quote from Alan Watts

And then, and then, and then, … NO. Live your life now

Everyone knows what works. Few do it after it stops being exciting.

-Shane Parrish

from Brain Food #638

Live by your own rules, not society’s expectations.

[Outliers] Hetty Green: The Witch of Wall Street

You don’t need more time. You need more focus.

Time isn’t the constraint. Your choices are.

Attention Required! | Cloudflare

when people match their crazy to the right outlet, they become terrifyingly powerful.

Adam Mastroianni • Face It: You're a Crazy Person

Change your mindset from ~~backseat nap-taker~~—give up phrases—to be the driver:

~~That’s just who I am~~ vs this is who I choose to be
~~It is what it is~~ vs it is what I allow it to be

from Paul Bascobert’s Kettering University 2023 commencement speech

If you are fortunate, a fantastic way to share your fortune is to gift a friend the cost of travel with you. You both will have a great time.

Kevin Kelly • 50 Years of Travel Tips

Togetherness

From a presentation given by a staff member of VFA (Venture for America, currently shuttered)

Have the courage to be disliked

Adapted from The Knowledge Project #225