The Happiest People in the World Think Differently
Knowing their perceptions could change your life.
If you believe the narratives regarding finding, achieving, or owning happiness, your mind may envision dense jungle quests and treasure maps. Similar to explorers from our favorite tales, we’re constantly seeking the next thing to provide a taste of the dangling carrot perpetually out of reach. Like a desert oasis, it dissolves into wisps of memory, leaving us wondering why we can’t hold on. Are we incapable, broken, damned? Or is the story we’ve been fed critically flawed? What if happiness isn’t a treasure to be found, a destination reached, or something discovered after a subsequent pay bump? Beliefs from around the world help shed light on why Americans struggle to find happiness now more than ever before and provide unique insights by defining what happiness means to others.
Happiness is a skill
Maybe happiness is not something you inherit or even choose, but a highly personal skill that can be learned, like fitness or nutrition. — Naval Ravikant
The easy pill to swallow is the fact no two people find happiness the same way. As individuals, it makes sense. If we did, a simple formula would cure the world’s sadness and allow us to achieve our dreams. Reality isn’t that convenient.