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In the military I was in a variety of life threatening situations (both forward deployed and in garrison), and I was quite happy. The most interesting realizati
by exceptionfault 10y ago
In the military I was in a variety of life threatening situations (both forward deployed and in garrison), and I was quite happy. The most interesting realization came when in water training, where there were times I honestly felt like I was in mortal danger. I was ok with it and still enjoyed life. Eh, maybe I'm a weird one though, I always found humor in it.
- BoorishBears 10y agoI'm not saying people can't find happiness in those situations (in fact civilians in those situations are often amazingly upbeat all things considered). I just mean the bit about external factors almost implies external factors barely affect happiness is silly, external factors are also a large part of happiness.
- natec425 10y agoI don't think they are saying external factors don't/can't affect happiness. I think they are saying that manipulating external factors is an inferior strategy for improving happiness.