Very simple things make me happy. Waking up to a blue sky on a peaceful day with enough good food to eat, warmth, shelter and family around me is a bonus. Happiness doesn't seem to be a plateau though. For me, it seems to be momentary. Just accepting this is usually enough to prepare me for moments of happiness. It's a mental attitude.
Ask HN: What makes you happy in life?
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Re: Ask HN: What makes you happy in life?
#32To crush your enemies. See them driven before you. And to hear the lamentations of their women.
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Re: Ask HN: What makes you happy in life?
#33Gratitude. The action, not the feeling “thankitude” often conflated with gratitude. Being thankful is fine, it’s just gratitude requires action.
Re: Ask HN: What makes you happy in life?
#34In no particular order:
Aimless bike-riding and urban exploration that takes up the entirety of a weekend day (depending on your area I suppose—definitely doable in Austin and the Bay Area, in my experience).
Time with family and friends.
Meaningful work at a company which values having a functional workplace and innovation (in that order).
Exploring music technology (SuperCollider, VCV rack, and interfacing software with hardware).
YMMV.
Re: Ask HN: What makes you happy in life?
#35when I understand something I've been struggling with. Long walks listening some nice podcast, playing with my dog and traveling (to some places only). Money also works but it's a different feeling, more like excitement.
Re: Ask HN: What makes you happy in life?
#36Any chance I can get for pure solitude. I love being alone.
Re: Ask HN: What makes you happy in life?
#37Independence, being in great physical shape, and sharing as many meals as possible with friends. Having interesting friends outside of tech. Enough money to never worry about money, which varies widely from person to person. Never, ever worrying about hierarchies of any sort. I need to fit this in here somehow: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdfeXqHFmPI (Note: That's what I want, not necessarily what I have atm.)
This is the dream.
Re: Ask HN: What makes you happy in life?
#38Having enough money to buy a pizza whenever I want.
Listening to a song that exactly fits the mood I'm in.
Being so enthralled in a new TV show or book series that I stay up way too late even though I have to go to work in the morning.
Being in the same room as my wife.
Waking up after 9AM.
The feeling of leaving work and knowing I won't have to think about it until Monday.
Accelerating quickly, especially when driving a car.
Watching it rain heavily when I know I won't have to go outside in it.
Weather that is cold enough for me to wear pants but not anything more than a long sleeve shirt.
Re: Ask HN: What makes you happy in life?
#39Nothing. Literally nothing. So I have stopped trying to be happy.
Well I hope you find something that makes you happy someday. It doesn't get better for everyone but it does get better for most people.
Re: Ask HN: What makes you happy in life?
#40Alcohol and teenage prostitutes. Really.