Episode 34
Audience Q&A: Is Happiness Overrated?
In this episode, you will leave with an understanding of why the pursuit of happiness is a scam! You’ll walk away with a unique perspective on how to view happiness that most people miss.
July 15, 20218m 38s
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Show Notes
- We hear people say all the time, “I want to be happy,” or “do what makes you happy.”
- This advice is hardly useful in any practical way because what we think makes us happy is actually an abstraction of actual happiness. Happiness is not a thing you can go and get, it is a state of being, yet most people associate the concept of happiness with an external result or outcome.
- There’s a lot of “I’ll be happy if/when” type of mentality out there.
- You cannot pursue happiness because there is nothing to chase. It's not running from you.
- Imagine a world where we didn’t believe the lie that happiness exists outside of us? What might be possible?
Topics
zenstoicphilosophybuddhismstoicismself improvementpersonal development