HAIDT : HAPPINESS:
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I’m reading a book, called the Happiness Hypothesis by Haidt. It says that happiness isn’t something we ever have, not permanently. Physiologically it’s more of something that can happen by outlining aims. This is the way the brain is working. We set an aim, a big aim, and then every step we take towards that aim - the brain releases joy, and satisfaction. My aim is mental and physical mastery. So every step that I take towards that, fills me up daily with contentment and joy. The spaces in between that, I empty my mind. Every time I make tea, or do a pushup, or eat my one meal ... I believe it is progress, and that satisfies me. Most people do not have good aims, and I don’t believe they know how to take the steps towards that aim, and they also don’t seem to understand - that aims should be ‘beyond’ achieving. Because people do not like to win, they like to try to win. We love the journey, to which we are the creators. #nomadic #mentality
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