Simple happiness

Drivers of happiness

Briggs Uhler

Hope is what drives humanity, the root of all motivation.

We hope that we find love, people who see and accept us for who we are.

We hope that our future—and the collective future of humanity—is better than it is now (and now and now).

We hope that …

I feel like there’s one more big one… what is it?

Imagine if this is what you saw every day

Peter Askew ~ oh yeah, the onion guy

askew.org

Interesting person to read about and listen to

“We act as though comfort and luxury were the chief requirements of life, when all that we need to make us happy is something to be enthusiastic about.”

Impatient with Effort

from Charles Kingsley

Don't ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.

-Howard Thurman

Wandering doesn’t mean you’re lost

The entire self-help industry in one sentence: Do what makes mornings exciting and nights peaceful.
Will this make me excited to wake up? Will this let me sleep in peace?
Everything that fails both tests is noise.

-Shane Parrish

my bold; from Brain Food #633

The mistake isn’t swinging and missing. The mistake is becoming so afraid of missing that you stop swinging entirely.

The challenge, as you get older, is learning which swings are reckless and which ones are necessary.

Peter Askew ~ oh yeah, the onion guy

Impatient with Effort

Aidan • We often don't price choices correctly