Enjoy the Flight (Living/Balance/Happiness/Passion)

Chapter 20 — Enjoy the Flight (Living/Balance/Happiness/Passion). 244 thoughts gathered here — 73 made it into the written chapter, the rest wait in the pool. This introduction is a placeholder for the author's own words.

The spine

The thoughts this chapter was written from, in order of appearance.

  1. To live is the rarest thing in the world
  2. I'll talk about the different houses that I remember…
  3. Growing up and describing that in a couple of…
  4. What do I do for work?
  5. Implicit in these experiences was a fundamental, hard-to-articulate question
  6. And why would we possibly want to feel anything…
  7. , how to gain, how to keep, how to…
  8. all the schools have the same aim
  9. happiness is not about making it to the peak…
  10. The unexamined life may not be worth living, but…
  11. Don't aim at success - - The more you…
  12. happiness is a state of being not a state…
  13. happiness is a talent and therefore some people have…
  14. it is important for a person to define what…
  15. most people are unhappy when they don't feel their…
  16. What is happiness?
  17. Happiness starts with a conscious choice
  18. You can and probably should decide proactively that you…
  19. and how do you come to mind?
  20. regardless of what is happening around you the only…
  21. Live in the Present
  22. I did not accept her question with its implicit…
  23. Anticipate the pleasure
  24. We have learned to be miserable
  25. We don’t laugh because we’re happy, we’re happy because…
  26. When I am really enjoying myself, I call it…
  27. 2
  28. think about activities that make you happy and then…
  29. Unlike some other emotions, satisfaction doesn't just fall in…
  30. it is both psychologically and religiously beneficial for a…
  31. Were ever a process of life communicate and eagerness…
  32. to the 30 something on Reddit with a fleeting…
  33. keyboard living focus and passion are a powerful combination…
  34. so parents, parents to be, and non-parents I have…
  35. harmonious passion is taking joy in a process rather…
  36. Purpose trumps passion
  37. interest is one source of passion
  38. Albert Einstein wrote life is like riding a bicycle…
  39. of balance the 12 areas of balance are your…
  40. as children, we learn new competencies through play like…
  41. Try to have everything and you’ll end up with…
  42. Incorporation
  43. What that meant in practice for me was the…
  44. I very much enjoy interacting with little children
  45. There are so many hobbies and things that I…
  46. for future
  47. If you keep looking at the future for happiness…
  48. What would you put on a billboard?
  49. unhappiness is not knowing what we want and killing…
  50. One possibility is that when we re-searching for happiness…
  51. sometimes we follow beliefs that don't serve our happiness…
  52. that Hedonic treadmill
  53. Key Lesson
  54. human nature is insatiable
  55. This inverse relationship also holds true at the individual…
  56. I’m happiness is also common among the rich because…
  57. one of human natures most effective ways of sabotaging…
  58. Gilbert discusses the impact of social comparisons on our…
  59. I thought of my patience from that day, like…
  60. Importantly, happy lives are not stress-free, nor does a…
  61. Do not use your troubles or your hardships as…
  62. people who are primarily takers are always dependent on…
  63. People who are primary takers always are dependent on…
  64. However, if you held a gun to my head…
  65. Some of the components that go into happiness are…
  66. to keep it really simple we've created a formula…
  67. the giver is happy with giving to others there…
  68. Close this book and say out loud with this…
  69. The chassid, on the other hand, is not satisfied…
  70. it is only by facing our finitude that we…
  71. This is why Confucius affirms, "One who knows it…
  72. I want to set a model of balance
  73. I would like to express my pride in each…

The pool

Gathered for this chapter, not yet used — raw material for what comes next.

Enjoy the flight (living/balance/happiness/passion)

Happiness

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