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I think that the fifth rule, be happy, is either: - a guiding principle by which the other four rules are derived or... - the effect of following the previous
by mgallivan 14y ago
I think that the fifth rule, be happy, is either:
- a guiding principle by which the other four rules are derived
or...
- the effect of following the previous four rules
I don't think of "be happy" as a rule so much in itself.
- sunsu 14y agoI think that, more often than not, being happy requires choosing to be happy. There are far too many unplanned moments in life where, even if you've followed the other four rules, you will not be happy unless you actively choose to make lemonade out of your lemons.
- japhyr 14y agoThat's true. People who say "I'm bored" are usually boring people. Many first- world people who are unhappy on a daily basis just have little sense of agency. This isn't meant to blame those people; many people are told to follow their dreams by adults who have given up on their own dreams. Few people are explicitly taught how to follow their dreams.
- reinhardt 14y agoAnd then there's those of us who never really had anything resembling a lifelong dream in the first place. Calling it boredom is an understatement, sounds more like acedia.
- koji 14y agoI think this is a great point. The key to happiness is not planning, because life will not accommodate those plans. The key is to be flexible when life happens. Anyone remember the book "Who Moved My Cheese?"
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- davidlains 14y agoMany people have a hard time realizing they are happy. It is all too easy, especially for hacker types, to continuously focus on 'the problems' or things that can be improved or tweaked. Its hard to know you are happy if you never stop and smell the roses.