Yes, sadly it is. I don't think that active happiness is a sustainable sensation. We're more or less content, with brief espisodes of happiness that bolster contentment, and episodes of negative emotions that drain it. It seems to me pretty volatile for most adults, regardless of underlying circumstances.
Meaning that for example, rich people don't seem to be more happy on average than poor people, they just find other things to be upset about.
As for your second point, I don't know why... but its been a universal constant long enough that we have a pithy saying for it - "Misery loves company."
Exactly. Although the current line of thinking seems to be trending back more towards biology. I read an article awhile back that people are happier when they first wake up, and the stresses of the day chip away at it, and its a natural cycle.
Find your contentment and fuck the squares. Sure there are highs and lows, but those are brief chemical rushes dependent on mood. Mood isn't happiness.
The key to success is being too dumb to know you can't do it.
I agree. Find your bliss, and don't worry what anyone else thinks or says.
The world is full of malcontents who are disappointed in the way their lives turned out - and this is because they did not even dare to TRY to fulfill their needs and desires. And they like to bring the rest of us down. People at my last job were like that. It was like an emotionally abusive relationship, where the other person is telling you you're not good enough or smart enough to be with anyone else.
You shouldn't let your own happiness be brought down by random people. Sure, people you are close to, family and dear friends and loved ones, have an impact on your happiness, but those are also the same people you should be comfortable in saying, "Hey, relax, I'm in a good mood right now, don't be a dork." Or help them be happier
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Meaning that for example, rich people don't seem to be more happy on average than poor people, they just find other things to be upset about.
As for your second point, I don't know why... but its been a universal constant long enough that we have a pithy saying for it - "Misery loves company."
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At least I know, from observation, commentary and first-hand, that there is a point to my line of work, eh?
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Find your contentment and fuck the squares. Sure there are highs and lows, but those are brief chemical rushes dependent on mood. Mood isn't happiness.
The key to success is being too dumb to know you can't do it.
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The world is full of malcontents who are disappointed in the way their lives turned out - and this is because they did not even dare to TRY to fulfill their needs and desires. And they like to bring the rest of us down. People at my last job were like that. It was like an emotionally abusive relationship, where the other person is telling you you're not good enough or smart enough to be with anyone else.
And like Ace said so eloquently: Horseshit!
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