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Ask HN: What makes you happy in life?

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Re: Ask HN: What makes you happy in life?

#41
"You have a right to perform your prescribed duties, but you are not entitled to the fruits of your actions. Never consider yourself to be the cause of the results of your activities, nor be attached to inaction." - from the Bhagavad-Gita

I think a "results-oriented mindset" is often a source of unhappiness

Re: Ask HN: What makes you happy in life?

#42
For me, it boils down to 3 things:

1. Company of close friends & family.

2. Independence to do things I like.

3. Having a clear and conscious though.

According to Epicurus, greek philosopher these are some of the key ingredients for a pleasurable life.

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irornIAQzQY

Re: Ask HN: What makes you happy in life?

#45

To all those who answered - are you really sure whatever you mentioned, actually makes you happy? And not it is what you think makes you happy? Not trying to be a wise ass here - just curious how people know what makes them happy. Asking because I have a hard time answering OP's question

Interestingly you will get a completely different answer if you ask people how happy they are with their car compared to asking them how happy they were with their morning drive to the office.

Re: Ask HN: What makes you happy in life?

#49
Super deep and intense flow state. Usually from programming, but sometimes from writing or doing 3D art.

Comedy(TV and Standup). Community, HIMYM, Rick and Morty, Louis CK, Bill Burr.

Jogging in the park and listening to audiobooks.

Re: Ask HN: What makes you happy in life?

#50
-spending as much time out in the wilderness as possible with people who also enjoy being there and are somewhat committed to being better athletes. Surfing, kayaking, climbing, hiking, biking, whatever.

- drinking beer with those same people around a camp fire.

- Playing soccer/ ultimate/other team sports.

- Set design and construction for small theater. It’s my side gig. The money is shit but I love building stuff and hanging out with theater people.

Looking back at this list, nothing that made the cut involves screens, and pretty much everything involves real-world social interaction.

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