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I assume for HN readers the basic needs (food,home,friends) are covered. After that, happyness is mostly a decision. Are your goals life-changing? If you sell

• ryancarson 15y ago
  I guess should've said it in the post: I'm happy now. It just took me awhile to realize it. Even though I would classify my state as 'happy' now doesn't mean that I'm not tempted to think something else would enhance that happiness though. That's the challenge.
• middus 15y ago
  It's about expectations. If set your "‘comfortable’ profitability" at 50-70% net profit margin, you are bound to be unhappy for quite some time.
  • camwest 15y ago
    Agreed. The assumption that "there is no additional cost for each new customer once we reach profitability". Is a false one. If/when you reach profitability that will prove the market to competitors who will try to fast follow and drive up the cost for acquisition. There is no such thing as a stand-still net profit. You'll always have to work for it.
• xfax 15y ago
  There's always friction between ambition and happiness. A lot of us are ambitious people, driven by the need to out-perform ourselves and build something better. It is then natural to think that you will be better off once you reach that goal compared to how you are right now. The important thing to realize is that more than the goal itself, it's the journey that we tend to enjoy. Once you realize this, having ambitions and seeing a clear path to reaching them is itself joyous.