Why Humans Have So Much Trouble Being Happy

By Daniel Miessler on April 4th, 2007: Tagged as Happiness | Philosophy | Psychology | Science

I see a number of things in my various information sources that I find interesting. Some I blog about, others I bookmark, but very infrequently do I happen upon something that changes the way I see the world.

The link I’m about to show you is one of those things.

If you care about your happiness or the happiness of those around you, go watch this video. It’s only 22 minutes long and it’s easy to get through. Oh, and it might just improve your life.

[ Video: The Misguided Pursuit of Happiness ]

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  • Carl M
    An interesting video. There is also (as you know) a school of thought that says that happiness depends less on your state of being than on your perception of the CHANGE in your state of being. That is .. if your life seems to be IMPROVING, then you will tend to be happy. If it seems to be DECLINING, then you will tend to be unhappy.
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