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The search for happiness is the greatest myth, greatest fallacy, the greatest trap that mankind has ever created.
Man does NOT search for happiness.
He runs for sadness, and sadly mistakes happiness for being it's opposite.
Positive Psychology
According to the self-help industry, the logic is simple:
"If feelings come from thought, why not think positive ones?"
I will ask you the real questions:
How long does the good feeling last?
The tide always turns doesn't it?
Happiness is the best makeup.
Drew Barrymore
And like makeup, it always fades - cosmetic fixes lead to cosmetic results.
Happiness will make you miserable
Understand this:
happiness and sadness are moods
moods are a byproduct of thought
negative thoughts won't stop coming
The search for happiness is a rat race, you'll be stuck converting from negative to positive for the rest of your life.
The Practice
Stop searching for happiness, in fact, stop searching at all.
Commit to a practice that makes your best better everyday.
The practice is not for you, but for all of us. Humanity needs your contribution, now more than ever.
The practice is just this: Ship creative work on a schedule.
There is no need to know the details before you begin, the practice will evolve as you do:
Pick a skill that excites you
Don't worry about choosing the first skill, it won't be your last
Ship creative work on a schedule as soon as your start
The deadline will anchor all of the necessary lifestyle changes
The goal is always bigger and better work
Do this until you die.
This is the escape from the rat race of pleasure seeking, this is the race to explore as much of your human potential as you possibly can.
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I hope this was helpful!
Thank you for reading,
Atmamon