If you want to be happy[1] you might want to eliminate the idea of meaning from your life. Any kind of meaning, as in the idea that there is some goal to work

If you want to be happy[1] you might want to eliminate the idea of meaning from your life. Any kind of meaning, as in the idea that there is some goal to work towards -- not just a sense or feeling of such -- will eventually and probably often get in the way of a conflicting want[2], namely to be happy. Say you like to play some game. You do it for intrinsic reasons, because you like doing it while you are doing it. Then you ask the person who taught you this game "What is the meaning of this game? What am I supposed to accomplish?" If the person says "There is no purpose to this game", then you are free. You are free to enjoy the game for itself, because there is no place to go, be or become. But if that person says "Oh, it's very important! You are supposed to learn about things which will be vital for you at some later point!", then that game has meaning Meaning which will conflict from enjoying the game and the moment for itself, instead introducing competing concerns like "am I playing this game well enough? How can I get better? Am I progressing at a fast enough pace?" Do note though that wanting to become better and play well is not in conflict with happiness, or delicious nihilism. It just gets in the way when you start to compromise your happiness in favour of becoming better at the game, or something else. True freedom is when nothing you can do or make has any meaning. The only impact it has is the joy it brings you in the given moment, which is immediately there and doesn't require any justification for its existence or relevance. It's just there. I hope to be able to eliminate the idea of meaning from my life. [1] Experience a lot of good feelings on a regular basis. And it doesn't have to be the overjoyous, jovial kind. [2] "Meaning" is just a sense of purpose which is tied to doing something which you predict will bring you happiness in the future. But since it is about happiness in the future, it is not happiness per se.