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My house is larger than I need with the best view I can imagine. My car faster than I need. I own all the toys I want. A bigger house or car won't make me happ

by herbst 3y ago

My house is larger than I need with the best view I can imagine. My car faster than I need. I own all the toys I want. A bigger house or car won't make me happier at this point. Buying things doesn't make me happier either. Using these things and toys, enjoying the view with friends and family eating things from the garden and meat from my neighbours. This is what makes me happy

Broken_Hippo 3y ago
On the other hand... My house isn't large enough to do what I want to with hobbies. It is rather small - an attic apartment, containing more than one person. I do not have all the toys that I want - I'm limited by space and money. My main solo hobbies are cooking and artwork. I live across an ocean from all family besides my spouse: It was my choice, I'm happy for it, but I'm never really going to get that family time without money and freedom to travel more. I could spend more time with local friends if I had space for board games in my house (or other things, really). I would exercise more if I had room for a treadmill as well as hobbies: I choose hobbies because I don't actually like exercise but I do like hobbies. You might have more than you can want, but I certainly don't. I'm not unhappy, per se, but I'd could definitely do without meeting frustrating limitation so very often. And that really is the difference: When you have enough of the right things, you eliminate a lot of daily frustration and anxiety that just happens in your daily life - and sometimes, you wind up more physically comfortable and/or healthier as well.
- herbst 3y ago
  I was thinking a lot since writing this. The thing is my house is low rent because it's far off, my car is old and has over 300k km. It's was a very consciously decision to get here. Nothing is of value, the actual value is the conscious decision of going against the main stream, taking some risks to get to place we actually can enjoy. It's materialistic in a obvious way, but it's not about materialistic value.

by herbst 3y ago

Broken_Hippo 3y ago

On the other hand... My house isn't large enough to do what I want to with hobbies. It is rather small - an attic apartment, containing more than one person. I do not have all the toys that I want - I'm limited by space and money. My main solo hobbies are cooking and artwork. I live across an ocean from all family besides my spouse: It was my choice, I'm happy for it, but I'm never really going to get that family time without money and freedom to travel more. I could spend more time with local friends if I had space for board games in my house (or other things, really). I would exercise more if I had room for a treadmill as well as hobbies: I choose hobbies because I don't actually like exercise but I do like hobbies. You might have more than you can want, but I certainly don't. I'm not unhappy, per se, but I'd could definitely do without meeting frustrating limitation so very often. And that really is the difference: When you have enough of the right things, you eliminate a lot of daily frustration and anxiety that just happens in your daily life - and sometimes, you wind up more physically comfortable and/or healthier as well.

herbst 3y ago
I was thinking a lot since writing this. The thing is my house is low rent because it's far off, my car is old and has over 300k km. It's was a very consciously decision to get here. Nothing is of value, the actual value is the conscious decision of going against the main stream, taking some risks to get to place we actually can enjoy. It's materialistic in a obvious way, but it's not about materialistic value.