Short-term happiness and life satisfaction are two different things, and any discussion on happiness really needs to include both. You can exercise, meditate,

Short-term happiness and life satisfaction are two different things, and any discussion on happiness really needs to include both. You can exercise, meditate, walk to work, have 100 close friends and family you keep in contact with regularly, and take every other step happiness gurus preach, but if you aren't actively working towards goals that increase your life satisfaction, you're in trouble. The hard part is figuring out what you need to do to feel satisfied at the end of the day.