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The way to happiness is to stop chasing it. Never mind all the ads ... It isn't 'out there somewhere'.

• jongjong 7mo ago
  Yeah. I achieve happiness by not caring about anything too much. Nothing matters, ultimately. This is a universal truth. Once you internalize that, everything seems small. You can appreciate things more. These days I enjoy just having the time to stare at the clouds for a few hours at a time. I would honestly prefer to watch paint dry than going to work though. The only thing I kind of want in my life is UBI because I hate being forced into the rat race. I'm in a weird situation because I used to be a hustler software engineer/solo founder who would move countries at the drop of a hat (I.e. for opportunities) and I worked nights and weekends on side projects for like 15 years straight. But now I don't care about anything. I'm just tired of striving. When you waste your life in the pursuit of a goal, eventually you build so many negative associations that you eventually don't want to work for anything anymore. I only like free stuff now. My idea of success now is getting stuff I didn't earn. I optimize for minimal effort. I honestly feel more happiness when I get something for free.
  • notlenin 7mo ago
    happiness is very linked to unexpected surprises. I personally have been experimenting what basically amounts to a Christian version of Bhakti Yoga [0] basically "wow, thanks God/Jesus, this is wonderful, I love you, you're awesome, thanks for X, Y, Z, etc". If you can stay in that mood of gratitude and occasionally add in a lil "and if I could get an A or B that would be great, but no worries if not", and... in my belief system/experience, the desired outcome happens somewhat effortlessly :) [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhakti_yoga https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhakti_yoga