what is the real secret of happiness? Explain.
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Despite happiness being a primary human motivation, only one in three Americans say they're very happy.
Several years ago in an interview with Conan O'Brien, Louis C. K. tells of flying on a newly equipped Wi-Fi airplane. He was amazed by the new technology. Until, during the flight, the Wi-Fi went down. Immediately, the man next to him became extremely upset. "As though the world owes this man something he only knew existed 10 seconds ago."
Louis C. K. continues by describing people's absurd frustrations with flying in general. People complain about it all the time "It was the worst day of my life! It took 20 minutes to board! We had to sit on the runway for 40 minutes!"
We hear complaints like these all the time. As if we've forgotten how incredible it is that humans can fly at all.
How are we so quick to take for granted the remarkable things going on in life?
Why is it so easy to complain?
Why do we focus on the negative?
Everything is amazing and nobody is happy.
However, happiness can easily be achieved even without the brilliant advances in the world.
Rather than being reactive to what's going on around us, happy people take control of their lives and emotions. If you are unhappy with your life, who or what else can you blame than yourself? And if you can blame someone or something else, how is blame going to make your life any better?
Bad stuff happens to everyone. But life isn't about what happens to you. It's about how you proactively respond.
The following 10 behaviors, if applied, will change your life. Let me be clear, if you do these things, you will be an incredibly happy person.
1. Let Go Of The Need For Specific Outcomes
Not everything in life goes exactly how we plan. There are setbacks. Stuff happens. We mess up. Over-obsessing and basing happiness on specific outcomes leads to misery. My wife and I have been trying to get pregnant for almost three years. It's been tough. We've had to learn to be happy, rain or shine.
Jeremy Piven, the famous actor, was recently interviewed by Success Magazine. During the interview, he mentioned that, as an actor, the only way to work is to go out and audition for specific roles.
The challenge most actors/actresses face is that they get in their own way. It doesn't matter how much homework they've done. If they're too tied to a specific result, they can't be present in the moment. They can't truly perform their art. They come off as desperate. They get in their own way. Their performance isn't what it could have been.
Jeremy said that when he quit worrying about a specific result, he was able to be present during his auditions. He was able to be completely who he wanted to be. He wasn't trying to be what he thought others wanted him to be. He performed his art.
If he didn't get the gig, either they didn't get it or it just wasn't the right fit. So he moves on to the next. In this way, he's able to get the jobs he's supposed to have. He's not just trying to get anything he can get.
2. Define Your Own Success And Happiness
"Be everything to everybody and you'll be nothing for yourself." -- John Rushton
No two human beings are the same. So why should we have one standard of success? Seeking society's standard of success is an endless rat-race. There will always be someone better than you. You'll never have the time to do everything.
Instead, you recognize that every decision has opportunity cost. When you choose one thing, you simultaneously don't choose several others. And that's okay. Actually, it's beautiful because we get to choose our ultimate ideal. We must define success, wealth, and happiness in our own terms because if we don't, society will for us -- and we will always fall short.
We'll always be left wanting. We'll always be stuck comparing ourselves and competing with other people. Our lives will be an endless race for the next best thing. We'll never experience contentment.
Making positive choices like returning a wallet found stuffed with cash to its rightful owner or remaining faithful to one's spouse are part of the secret to happiness, say some researchers. Others put more emphasis on relationships. People who have close relationships with others tend to be happier.