> However by the author's same reasoning it is not important to be happy either. After you have died it will not matter how you felt while you were alive. But

> However by the author's same reasoning it is not important to be happy either. After you have died it will not matter how you felt while you were alive. But being happy does matter in terms of how you feel now or while living. I think one point is that it does not make me happier to worry about how big my legacy is in regard to contribution to the world in financial, technological or social ways. If I can make this world a better place, that's great, and a worthy objective. But as the goal posts are always changing, and because we are inherently limited in how much we can achieve, it is good to take time and make sure to enjoy life (as happiness not only feels good but enables greater achievements). So, be happy and do as much as you can instead of doing as much as you can and always feel bad because it will never be enough.