4 ms·
But what if you're good at multiple things, but just don't have enough time or foresight how to prioritise to maximise happiness?
by wvh 9y ago
But what if you're good at multiple things, but just don't have enough time or foresight how to prioritise to maximise happiness?
- wruza 9y ago>I'm happy with too many things I can do good Life's hard.
- basseq 9y agoI suspect you're asking the wrong question. If you're truly good at multiple things, and you've eliminated everything you don't like doing, you're ahead of the curve and beyond this model. Happiness is a funny thing, because you can't just keep going straight. Doing only things you like (or things you're good at) isn't a recipe for long-term happiness. Both lottery winners and victims of horrific accidents revert to an average happiness over the long term. You can read more. This book[1] by my college Psychology professor is the first that came to mind: [1] https://www.amazon.com/Happiness-Hypothesis-Finding-Modern-Ancient/dp/0465028020 https://www.amazon.com/Happiness-Hypothesis-Finding-Modern-A...
- joaomacp 9y ago>Both lottery winners and victims of horrific accidents revert to an average happiness over the long term. Could it then be that people who buy time also regress to the average happiness after a while? It seems pointless to measure happiness then, if we're just bound to always have the same happiness.