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Self assessment is going to be difficult, doubly so when there is no basis of reference. 'Happiness' is not always the measure we are looking for, as school do
by jariel 6y ago
Self assessment is going to be difficult, doubly so when there is no basis of reference.
'Happiness' is not always the measure we are looking for, as school does sometimes put us in awkward positions we can learn quite a lot from. High School is a big place with a lot going on.
- kelnos 6y ago> 'Happiness' is not always the measure we are looking for I think it absolutely is. Certainly we don't want "local happiness": we should not trade overall life happiness for temporary happiness. But otherwise, yes, ultimately my goal in life is to be happy. For individual tasks and events, we have to accept that some things that make us temporarily unhappy will lead to the larger goal of overall happiness, and use that as motivation to get through the unpleasant stuff.
- jariel 6y agoChildren who get to run around and play video games all day would be 'happy' and they really wouldn't learn a lot now would they. 'Self assessed happiness' is therefore, only one, small, indirect measure of anything important.