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(Serious) Is being regarded honorably a source of happiness? How is one's individual happiness seen in those cultures?
by Raphmedia 9y ago
(Serious) Is being regarded honorably a source of happiness? How is one's individual happiness seen in those cultures?
- pm90 9y agoIf you've been brought up with certain values, then undoubtedly your happiness would entail fulfillment/achievement of those. In today's cosmopolitan world, we forget that not too long ago, societies were very very different in terms of the things that they collectively valued and thus pursued.
- athenot 9y agoRegardless of culture, it can be a source of happiness for people who are extrinsically motivated. Taking myself as an example, I've learned over the years that I respond to affirmation a lot more than I'd like to admit (always thought that was "shallow", until I realized I'm like that). In turn, if I produce good work that holds me in honorable regard, it creates affirmation that drives me. This is a way for me to hack my personality trait into something good. Of course, there are pitfalls in that failure produces the opposite result and I must not reduce my identity to the result of my work.