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Oh, absolutely. 99.999% of human history has been "just want to survive another year." Russ Harris has a great book about this called The Happiness Trap [0], w
by bensyverson 7mo ago
Oh, absolutely. 99.999% of human history has been "just want to survive another year."
Russ Harris has a great book about this called The Happiness Trap [0], which is an introduction to ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy)
[0]: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/76053/the-happiness-trap-second-edition-by-russ-harris/ https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/76053/the-happiness...
- tim333 7mo agoDunno. Traveling to less developed places parents still want the kids to be happy for a start. It's surprising in places without roads, internet, phones etc. how normal everything is.
- bensyverson 7mo agoIt's normal for parents to want their kids to be happy… it's less normal for those kids to be "happy" all the time.