Happiness

What is Happiness

  • Is it a state when you are not sad
  • you are not sad when people do something which is beneficial for their survival and reproduction
  • you have this feeling of happiness, when your brain rewards you with some chemicals
  • do we have to be happy all the time ??
  • Is it immoral to not be happy ??
  • Is happiness a social construct ??
  • Why do feel sad for people who are not happy

How can you be happy

  • have a sense of belonging
  • have a sense of agency
  • have a sense of purpose

Find your purpose in a tribe

Find a tribe

  • can be your friends, your family, someone you love, a group of people sharing common interests etc. etc.

Get accepted by the tribe

  • have a sense of belonging

Help the tribe

  • make efforts and have a sense that your efforts matter

Get appreciated by the tribe for your efforts

  • acknowledged by the tribe for your efforts

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