The short version of this is: > People are not very good at predicting what will bring them (enduring) happiness / joy. The bullet list of recommendations are

The short version of this is: > People are not very good at predicting what will bring them (enduring) happiness / joy. The bullet list of recommendations are a bit of a sideways approach to lead you into things like building meaningful relationships/connections, experience life alongside people that mean something to you, work towards having autonomy (be efficient with your spending, don't waste money, delay consumption if it means being able to invest and have greater freedom in how you spend later).