Model: seek joy instead of happiness


happiness comes when
you win the game
you get an A on our exam
your number comes up in the lottery
and then it goes away

joy is something more underlying

The things that you will do,
you will not necessarily enjoy.
but the question is,
do you have a sense that they are a part of something bigger?
That's where the value and the joy comes from

you don't get to like every day
but you do get to love every day

you don't like your children every day
but you love your children every day

we've created this unrealistic expectation
that every day at work has to be amazing

like every day of your relationship has to be amazing
and every day in your friendship has to be amazing

it's an unfair standard to put on a human being
it's an unfair standard to put on an organisation

Don't seek happiness
happiness will happen here and there
Seek joy
and that comes from
- relationships
- belonging
- cause



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