Remember, when something isn’t working, there is something you don’t know.
If your life feels empty in spite of all what’s in it, then you need to look at it and examine it. There is something, a piece of knowledge, is missing… and you are paying the price.
Another saying that really talks to me: the size of your life can be measured with the size of your projects.
But the most important thing is this: you can be doing things, 24/7, but unless what you are doing is hard, challenging, needing you to apply yourself, it is not fulfilling, it doesn’t feel like accomplishment. ((Quotes from a British Psychological Society survey: “Hard work is satisfying, but only if it suits you.”
“The work has to use a person’s strengths otherwise it can be demoralising.”
“If it does, research has shown that the happiness is not even linked to the rewards that are on offer. ”
and another one: Can happiness be cultivated? This question was addressed by Gretchen Rubin who tried to increase her happiness over the course of a year by setting herself specific goals that covered, among other areas, marriage, work, leisure, parenthood, friendship, money and so on.
Rubin approached the problem with the method, research and precision of an artful academic and in the end, she argues she really did make herself happier.
Of course, Rubin’s approach is hardly everyone’s cup of tea.
Whatever your means of achieving happiness, I do think unhappiness in all its various forms lurks around every corner, hiding out, waiting for us to fall into its ever-open jaws. In short, unhappiness doesn’t take much effort at all.
Happiness, meanwhile, is hard work. Any happy person could tell you that
And finally here is a TED talk of a fellow Hungarian. You probably are going to be like you are everywhere: get bored, distracted, but the lesson will be missed. Because what he is saying is important… and is directly related to this article.
OK, here you go
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The reason people like doing sports is because they are measuring themselves against something that is bigger than what’s comfortable.
People who watch sports live vicariously through them… but if you look, their lives are empty. You need to measure yourself against something bigger than what’s comfortable, like watching others play sports.
Simple, hardworking people are happier than you.
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If you are trying, you read, you watch videos, and nothing seems to stick, nothing seems to become useful knowledge, listen up.
