Re:Top Performers Have a Superpower: Happiness
by _blu on Tuesday February 22, 2022 @04:01AM
(#30425568)
happiness is all about having good relationships in your life. that will give confidence, meaning and the ability to cope with difficulties. Happiness is not a journey inward.
Re:Top Performers Have a Superpower: Happiness
by istjohn on Tuesday February 22, 2022 @09:48AM
(#30428549)
I totally agree and would love to hear a counter argument from your downvoters. Some of this is just semantics around the word "happiness." I would argue that it's silly to pursue a state of perpetual bliss or enthusiastic joy, but we should absolutely pursue something closer to the Greek concept of eudaimonia[1]. Which is to say, we should seek to be healthy, content, live well, and thrive. And I think even in colloquial English we often mean "happy" in this sense. "They lived happily ever after" surely doesn't mean that they had a smile pasted on their faces in perpetuity.
Aim for contentedness and a meaningful life instead. Being content reduces the desire for state change, a major source of unhappiness, and having meaning and purpose in your life will give you a reason to endure the trials of life.
A content person with purpose will have many moments of unhappiness, but they will find such periods easier to cope with.