The science of well being

[@MLeoDaalder]

Money does not in fact buy happiness. But not having any money does make it hard to be happy when you can't even buy food or get a roof over your head.

[@straberryshinigami15g97]

yeah it’s very ironic and callous when people tell you that money doesn’t matter, when you’re struggling to pay rent and put food on the table.

[@Szczurzyslawa]

Yeah same, how am I even supposed to live, let alone - be happy, if my whole monthly earnings are equal to what rent is around here.

[@DANGJOS]

​@@Szczurzyslawa I don't think the idea is that money doesn't matter, but rather having a lot of it doesn't bring happiness. My guess is that once you have enough money to live comfortably, and then do those things she mentioned, then you have more happiness. Just my guess

[@Szczurzyslawa]

@@DANGJOS It's probably true, when your basic needs are met and you live in comfort, you don't get those immidiate worries and have to fill your life with... something

[@feliciaroseantonia]

@@Szczurzyslawa Yeah... I honestly hope I can get to that point. I finally got to be able to live on my own in an apartment earlier this year, more specifically late March of 2022. Still living paycheck to paycheck off of benefits since I can't work due to health reasons. But I have been saving up and have had help thankfully here and there. I also might start making videos of my own sometime soon! Things are looking up a bit. And there's still definitely been times where I've tried my best to implement the health tips Anna mentions in her videos anyway, even though I can't fully do it if that makes sense (for example I can't go outside much sometimes due to stomach pains I'm recovering from). But focusing on the parts I can do has still helped surprisingly quite a bit. Some say that makes all the difference.

[@quinyuw]

As an adult now I realize that waking up in the morning without an alarm, completely refreshed, not having back pain, nice weather, is happiness. Sometimes happiness is found in those little things.

[@DecadentDelicacy]

absolutely. i didn't realize how much anxiety having an alarm was creating for me right before bed

[@breakingthemasks]

1000% this

[@resh6701]

Ataraxia, the tranquility of the mind

[@ginandromeda1618]

How did you get there with no back pain? I'm still working on that, tell me your secrets please :(

[@quinyuw]

@@ginandromeda1618 I bought an orthopedic bed (it was expensive but it's worth it); I also do yoga & exercise these days and it helps a lot, improve my quality of sleep.

[@ellie_sarabellum]

The thing is, a good job and money will make us happy because we can't sleep, exercise, and be kind to survive. We need money to buy food, time, and comfort. So those things are important and need to be chased, not because they make you happy, but because they can lead you to happiness. We don't get to exist for free.

[@LucaAnamaria]

If you trade in all of your individual freedoms including ownership over your body, the government will give you universal income in due time. 😁

[@dextermorgan2117]

I'm here to confirm that money did in fact make me happy

[@dextermorgan2117]

@@LucaAnamaria you know that hitler also instituted universal income.

[@LucaAnamaria]

@@dextermorgan2117 Didn't know that, but thanks for giving me another reason to hate it.

[@-aeshe-4951]

Yeah i think she meant the people who Chase after money, obviously needs are the base

[@yeageranderson4572]

After I work out at the gym, I pick up trash on my street for about an hour. I put on my headphones and will generally listen to an audiobook. It makes me super happy, and the people I pass along the sidewalk are extremely appreciative. It makes me feel like I am doing my part in my community, helping others and helping the planet, and it gives me time to recover from my workout and enjoy my own company. 10/10 would recommend it.

[@TheTricktracktruck]

Nice Inspiring. Where in the world do you do that?

[@brightziee]

King you dropped this 👑

[@lh5520]

In the morning if my face is a little puffy I'll put on an ice pack while doing stomach crunches. I can do 1000 now.

[@hemenkalita6582]

So ultimately its about external validation.

[@jackricheie9683]

​@@lh5520 Nice. Now let's see Paul Allen's morning routine.

[@meady50]

okay maybe money might not be able to buy *happiness*, but it sure as hell can pay for ✨therapyyy✨

[@LumiLunar]

Having money won’t bring you happiness but it affords you the time to find happiness.

[@truehappiness4U]

Not really. Imagine you’re rich and get to do holidays. But you’re so rich you only attract gold diggers and fake people who only love your money and status. You travel each year 5 times or so. It would be boring after few years to go on holiday. You would feel so empty because you can do everything you have wanted after few years. So, going for lots of money is not it. But going for decent money so you can live comfortably and still have the time to save up money for stuff you really want, that’s the real deal for happiness. Because it would make you happy that you were finally being able to pay for those 3 pairs of new shoes or high heels after 2 months of working! It gives you satisfaction for yourself. All that hard work payed off. Cleaning your own home also pays off instead of hiring someone else to do it. Because when you see how clean your house is because of your own work, you would feel so satisfied! So, dream to become middle class instead of upper class ;)

[@TheAlien_in_your_backyard]

@@truehappiness4UThen don’t openly admit you’re rich if you don’t want gold diggers and rich people. Be humble and go after average women and aren’t as beautiful as the models rich men go after knowing damn well they want your money.

[@awildtomappeared5925]

people with lots of money on average have far less spare time to do things that can actually make them happier like spend time with their kids

[@nyamate4205]

@@truehappiness4Unope! Picked up my ex biogarbage at the lowest point in his life, made him a human, to thank me for all the good I did to him he raped me and tossed me away like a trash afterwards. At least gold diggers are honest.

[@watashinihayumegaarimasu7609]

​@@truehappiness4U This is such a cope 💀 You can choose if you want gold diggers or not when you're rich. It's not like actually good women would be disgusted by your immense wealth, if anything they'll be more attracted to it because money = safety and security. Your example of happiness as a middle class isn't even really happiness. Your example is more like the rush of dopamine you get when you buy something you always wanted, that's shallow happiness. When you're rich, you can stop caring about the dopamine rushes like buying a new pair of Jordans, because you can get them anytime you like, you instead start caring about deeper and more meaningful happiness; fulfillment. You can practice a passion without any limits, you can share wealth with those you love and make them as happy as you, you can help others and make an impact on the world. Having more money is just better.

[@pennywang6461]

That’s why being grateful is a key to happiness. You’ll never have enough of anything forever, balance isn’t stable, there’ll always something that you feel too much or too little in life. But knowing things could be worse and feel grateful about current situation can make you feel a bit better, and in long term bring you peace and happiness in mind

[@tandzakhoza1086]

I agree, fully practicing gratitude is key. Every waking moment you should be grateful. The issue we have these days is thinking about what we don’t have or lack. It consumes us to the point where we end up not being grateful for life itself. That’s the whole point, I think

[@alaina4070]

This is very true. My mother and I prove such. My mother is not a naturally grateful person. She tasked herself last year to find three things she was thankful for everyday. Meanwhile I barely even think about it yet if you ask I can list you twenty without much thought. I adore my mom but she is not a very happy woman. Yet she grew up poor while I grew up comfortably in the middle class. Thanks to her and her hard work. She normalized women being the bread winners of the family to me. How you can be a great boss and an amazing mother.

[@e.l.lucychiron]

Nathaniel Brandon touched on this a bit in regards to self esteem. The things we think will make us confident don't actually work, which is why you see so many people being VERY loud about things that have not and will never make a person genuinely like themselves.

[@la_gobba_di_aigor]

Money doesn't bring happiness, it brings less sadness because there's one thing less to worry about.

[@tinbanger66]

Money doesn't buy happiness. But I'd rather cry in a Lamborghini than a Subaru Outback.

[@iheartcoding]

@@tinbanger66 you have a car?!!!

[@zeezo4813]

There would be more than one thing to worry about actually

[@arturoz6547]

​@@zeezo4813with that attitude even with a perfect life u wont be happy xd

[@Dakiller1243]

If you read the course, she explains how at a certain threshold, money cannot increase happiness. Like lets say at around making 100k a year is the ceiling. Anything more than that is not gonna increase your happiness.

[@LungsOutJem]

Money can't bring you happiness, but it can pay for all of the things that bring happiness.

[@marciamcdevitt964]

Exactly. How many people working crap jobs, with loud roommates or children keeping them awake at night, physical pain they can’t pay to get treated, and no money for a social life are going to meet these other qualifications? It’s a bit disingenuous.

[@aPeachWhoLovesYeshua]

If money can buy it, it’s the same thing as saying money can bring you happiness because money bought it. Money can help you be more comfortable in life but no worldly possession can bring long lasting happiness. A lot of rich people are empty inside and a lot of broke people are empty inside.

[@LungsOutJem]

@@aPeachWhoLovesYeshua the difference is that people with a comfortable income have the time to pursue the things that might make them happy, while people working 2 jobs to keep their heads above water don't.

[@aPeachWhoLovesYeshua]

@@LungsOutJem that’s very true! Thank you for that perspective

[@ma-rl6ce]

​@@LungsOutJem Also they are able to pay to stay in a safe and not that loud place. You can get a really good matress. So sleep gets better. No worries about safety. Higher fences, alarm systems, less thiefs, less shootings and so on...

[@CrocusSeal]

It reminds me of my internet addiction. I know that I will be happier going outside and taking a walk but I can't let go of the feeling that the Internet gives me.

[@PatriciaMangaoang-ny2vo]

Those who say money does not buy happiness are those who lived a comfortable life and not experienced poverty at all.

[@avananana]

Not really. Money doesn't buy happiness, but it's rather that a lack of money can be an obstacle to you being happy. So whilst it's sort of true, it's taken out of context or not explained in a good way, which makes it sound very tone-deaf and almost heartless.

[@valeriacarvallo7345]

Many people who were poore, then became millionares says money don't bring happyness. You can feel the same emptyness being surrounded by things. Yes money can make you feel better, but not true happyness

[@iheartcoding]

@@valeriacarvallo7345 at least when you’re a millionaire you don’t have to worry about how can you afford the next meal

[@Dave_of_Mordor]

seriously. it's crazy how they even disagree with you. you can already tell they're upper middle-class brats pretending to be deep. money brings happiness because it relieves us of financial stress.

[@Dave_of_Mordor]

@@valeriacarvallo7345 those stories everyone read about the poor becoming millionaires and telling people that money doesn't bring happiness are those who have forgotten what it's like to struggle to pay rent and live paycheck to paycheck. they forgot the stress of working long hours for 32k a year and struggle to find another higher-income job that hires full-time. anyone who uses the "money doesn't bring happiness" bs, i hope you and your family suffer a financial meltdown so great, you'll live paycheck to paycheck, not knowing if you should save your money for food or rent, having to always postpone payment, looking at the tired face of your loved ones. hopefully someone you care about suffers an illness that could be treated but will never see a doctor because of your lack of insurance. maybe this will humbles you, before you spread your bs to the next generation

[@straberryshinigami15g97]

it’s pretty ironic when rich people who dont have to worry about money, tell you money doesn’t bring you happiness

[@frankwilliams5766]

Your comment makes no sense. Yes, you SHOULD be listening to rich people telling you that money doesn't bring happiness. They would know.

[@straberryshinigami15g97]

Yes my comment makes sense. Money does bring happiness when you’re struggling to pay rent and living expenses.

[@ginandromeda1618]

It brings comfort which may or may not bring you happiness

[@frankwilliams5766]

@@straberryshinigami15g97 How would you know if money brings happiness if you don't have money..?

[@straberryshinigami15g97]

Because I know not having to be homeless/starving will make me happy. It’s a pretty simple thing to understand

[@Ddiaz007]

I’ve had a great job in pharmaceutical sales, expensive cars, nice house, a model wife, and I was miserable. I was defining myself through these things and all those things are temporary and will never fill the void we all feel. I lost it all and had a complete identity crisis. I had built my life on a foundation of sand. For me, I had to find something that I could truly rely on that would never change, lose it shine or go away. That was God. I have a sense of peace today that I never thought was possible. As a result, my habits and lifestyle are a reflection of the peace I have and it ends up being the habits and lifestyle described above. 🙏😊

[@KYYOLO_]

Money doesn’t buy you happiness but money can make it easier for you to be happy.

[@Opalmiller19]

Oh while I agree it makes it easier to take time off and do more exercise classes, if you chase these as ideals without realizing that you’ve spent most of your life chasing a goal is very silly as along the way you’ve missed the chances to, go ice skating with your niece, eat and walk after dinner instead of watching tv or self help videos every night, obsessed instead of put phone down and did calve lifts and side leg lifts against wall. Taken a class you wanted to because you’ve been out of school too long. Or a day class or tai chi class cause you’d rather buy bigger tv or newer playstation edition. Debated about things not relevant to any real change being made while the elected officials made your locality unliveable.

[@Opalmiller19]

Some things are easier, exercise or being more ‘successful’ with money, but the people that make policy change, spend time with real friends, see truth and know how to learn, how to teach others, how to camp without buying the whole MEC store, know the reality of good cooking and the value of ethicality. I respect a person like that, ten thousand times more than the one on instagram with stick legs cause she takes diet pills and gets her sugar daddy to pay for her Uber and hot yoga class. I respect the one who is truly good, who is slow, and hardworking and humble and true, over the one who was sucked into delusions

[@jakemar.490]

"And now you know, and knowing is half the battle!" - G.I. Joe

[@LordBrittish]

The More You Know 🌈

[@rosslytle5700]

"HEY KID! I'M A COMPUTER! HELP COMPUTER! STOP ALL THE DOWNLOADIN'!!! *computer noises*" -G.I.Joe-

[@anne5139]

It's actually in the course that knowing is in fact not half the battle. It's called the G.I. Joe fallacy

[@Unknownuser15160]

Knowing without doing is like never knowing

[@growing.flowers]

After recovering from deep depression and a few nervous breakdowns, i can attest it really is the little things

[@SBahamondes]

Happiness is not a thing you can receive or work towards, it’s a mindset.

[@FaeMagic]

I’d argue that the mindset is something you have to work toward, but I get where you’re coming from.

[@unknownsbeing9912]

You need to do the work man, I used to be hella negative but i train myself to think positive be around positive people

[@SBahamondes]

@@unknownsbeing9912 kids are naturally happy, because they decide to be. When you get a nice gift from someone you love you decide to be happy in that moment. Being happy is a choice you can make everyday and you don't really need much.

[@Viking_Raven]

Indeed. It should be the baseline state of being. Not a goal or a thing dependant on something else. Of course one can be sad, angry etc. But one always has to come back to that baseline.

[@SBahamondes]

@@Viking_Raven exactly this is precisely what I preach

[@LordBrittish]

I might be poor and alone, but I’m totally happy. I think you make your own world sometimes. Might be my New Year’s “celebration“ speaking though.

[@jeremytuttle9439]

Having money absolutely does bring, or at least enables, happiness. Being unable to take care of ourselves and others is miserable.

[@lukeskywalker6641]

Absence of toxicity, negativity, and sociopathy is enough to make you extremely happy all the time naturally. 💯

[@katherinedobias7499]

During covid i got a lot of money from the government and i was happy for 2 years. Didn't have to work, could fund my hobbies and activities. Didn't see anyone during lockdown. Happiest time of my life.

[@ampleparkingTV]

Exercise is fun though, you can set personal goals, set new challenges, spend some time outside.. I don’t find it boring at all. Same goes for sleep, I love resting and dreaming too. I always look forward to hitting the hay. There are ways to make the ordinary but helpful things fun and interesting

[@reginaundvin]

Having Money is 99% brings Happiness. When you know you are Financially Secure, you are free from stress, you are happy. Whenever you are sad and want to treat yourself you need Money. Your vacation once or twice a year also need Money. Even if you are kinda Low Maintenance person and you can be happy from just watching KZbin videos, dont forget your Wifi also cost you money every month. So i think Money = Happiness.

[@bdstudios6088]

Yes! If you’re poor, money will definitely bring happiness. The idea that it doesn’t, is for the rich/middle class who have too much already. THEN they need to simplify and focus on spiritual fulfillment. That’s my opinion

[@lenardtorres1965]

Happiness for me is really simple.. Financial freedom and surrounded by the right people with good chemistry and genuine laughter from time to time.. ofcoarse its not everyday is a happy day. But if majority of days are good. Thats happiness for me

[@spicytoast6890]

It's called pleasure, it's more overwhelming than happiness but the effects are fleeting. True happiness is a lasting feeling.

[@Katastr0phic_Katicorn]

Honestly, this is exactly the thing I needed to see at 11:30 in bed on New Year with a glass of wine next to my bed and my journal in hand. Thanks as always Anna 😅🥲😭

[@EcstaticTeaTime]

I knew in undergrad and it still holds true now: sleep does in fact brings me happiness. Unfortunately, it keeps showing up three to four hours late to our cuddle dates.

[@fortune_roses]

I was just thinking this yesterday! As I grow older and wiser, seeing the true value in *empathy/positivity* vs other traits ♡

[@blessing291]

100%

[@andreaa.9709]

I actually find this very freeing. All those things are so accessible. So even if you aren't conventionally attractive, you're single, you don't have great job prospects or want to be in a field that doesn't pay well... you still can spend every day taking very effective steps towards creating a happier life for yourself just by attending to these little, free things. It's no rocket science. And many of us who may be doing most of those things but have a seemingly boring, simple life like myself, may feel insecure and as if we shouldn't be as happy and content as we are when the internet makes it seem like we are missing out on "better" stuff.

[@LegacyUntouched]

money does not buy happiness, it buys freedom. the more free time you have, the more you can spend it doing things that do make you happy. this is a lesson I learned growing up extremely poor.

[@evin3806]

I've started doing all of those in the past couple of months and I'm a much more happier person! But what really helped the most was not just gratitude but working on my emotional intelligence (self awareness, cognitive reframing) and journaling!

[@Coolpotayto]

As a cashier, the thing that make me smile is seeing a well mannered, cute child. 😁

[@stardust.7507]

Awee this is so sweet :,)

[@QTpatootie95]

If you started doing those things specifically the gratitude and random acts of kindness you'd see they really do bring immense happiness and abundance as well

[@msc2608]

I saw it somewhere happiness is the sense of anticipation, the feeling of being excited about something

[@Tyshkevich]

You will be most happy hanging out with your friends, helping others and seeing them be happy. A full night's sleep where you wake up on your own fully rested makes you want to do things and not the other way around where you force yourself to get out of bed and do the things you need to. It's true. Those are the things that truly bring happiness

[@Kangaroojumper]

Money allows you to buy time back, time allows you to do all those other things, it also alleviates stress.

[@arenasification]

exactly. stress that makes you fat, sleepless and ages you badly.

[@Amandagirl73]

To buy time back you say. What a load of dribble. Time is something you most certainly cannot get back. Money or no money.

[@Kangaroojumper]

@@Amandagirl73 but if you consider that you've pre spent a minimum amount of money for the basic living expenses over your lifetime, and to earn that money you normally have to give up time than "buy back your time" is a valid way of looking at it, investing your money or making it work for you allows you the opportunity to not need to spend your future time working to feed yourself or care for yourself. Allowing you the potential to spend that time instead with family and friends and things that really matter. Of course you're welcome to look at it however you want and the beautiful thing is you can choose to continue to work and obligate future you to work by spending money on consumer culture that's 100% your right. But for a large portion of society we opt to take the approach of "buying" our futures freedom by investing or saving so we aren't obligated to work till we are 60+

[@Celestials1aurora]

@@Amandagirl73 you can in a other way.. like all the time in your life until now spent right? Now if you have money let’s say for career wise or job wise.. you wouldn’t need to go so far to spend all your time working for money and can have more time for other things you didn’t have then. Or if you want to do something you couldn’t do or fix something you can do that with money.

[@bjornfjeld4459]

A man is made truly happy through the fulfillment of his nature!

[@garfd2]

How should we find out what our nature is?

[@zeroheroes4081]

What's man's nature?

[@dancole2994]

First of your videos I have seen, just wanted to say thank you for crediting the source!

[@kamj2948]

Money absolutely brings happiness, anyone that says otherwise has never gone without or is lying

[@LEP021085]

Money may not buy happiness but it’s helluva lot easier to cry in a mansion than it is in a cardboard box.

[@vincere4591]

You got that wrong. It’s harder to cry in a mansion than it is in a cardboard box because if you’re living in a mansion, odds are, you’re not gonna be crying.

[@soup331emd5]

I mean true love is an external relationship. So it can bring you some form of happiness.

[@GrandmaCynthia666]

Oh honey Happy New Year's and what you just figure that out. Those parts are just bonuses it's true finding happiness within yourself caring for another it brings you more energy than what you don't perceive to have getting close into your arms your talent of what you want pushing yourself to see where you get capable of those things matter all the superficial bullshit That's what there are they're bonuses on the side but they're not truly the core within a human soul. And Happy New Year's to all of you who rocks with Anna, Good or bad we must learn to enjoy us first and then enjoy everyone else around us

[@filiopap8084]

I like the way that you talk about a serious topic but your body language-voice is so casual like you don't care much, it's interesting

[@Ahmed11472]

"very little is needed to make a happy life, it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking" - Marcus Aurelius

[@Uatemydoodle]

Money buys happiness. Anyone who disagrees is lying to themselves.

[@malus7452]

To the certain point, yes. But when you make 150k or 5m a year it doesn’t make a difference cause you can afford all the things that can make you happy on both of these incomes. Then it’s solely on your relationships, health and hobbies

[@HennessyHendrix]

making 150k a year isn’t enough for me to never work another day in my life, have a house, have a dog that i spoil, smoke weed, drink water, have a passport thicker than a bible, and wake up every day doing whatever i want to do (including buying anything i look at and think “neat!” without ever looking at my bank balance ever again).

[@qsanchez95]

And when you buy everything you could ever hope to want, what then? Buy another boat.. whoopee

[@goblinslayer7096]

Yale finally pricing their classes at their real value.

[@johnddonnet5151]

0 :D

[@jordanwj19]

I applaud you. thank you for this. my condolences but also congratulations for facing this subtly beautiful truth.

[@abdulghaffarkhanmiankhail6747]

I totally agree. Money love intercourse etc that did not work. But the thing that work are really sleep, random act of kindness and social connection etc.

[@TheDSasterX]

You know Anna, watching you try and find some sort of external validation/fulfillment for the last few years in all sorts of science, studies, and expertise really begs the question of like "what if maybe that's not going to come from someone else and it's just gotta come from you?" Don't get me wrong, I'm a scientist by trade, but I get my validation and fulfillment from myself. ^_^

[@a-t5380]

Needs to get off the internet for a while perhaps

[@HappyHappy-bn4me]

Money doesn’t buy you happiness but it sure does give you opportunities

[@optimchs1]

Money absolutely buys happiness, the research is pretty solid people are more happy when given more money

[@Dave_of_Mordor]

money definitely brings happiness. relieving you of financial stress brings happiness. lots of happiness.

[@Mandilore89]

I'll put it this way. Money can HELP you FIND happiness. But will it literally BUY it for you? Nope!

[@Colls-m8i]

And learning to accept your feelings just as they come and go. Fighting feelings is the biggest root cause of many wrong things we do…drugs, depression, etc.

[@sreefpeach6619]

Exercise is more powerful than people realise. Not only does it make you look better, but you will feel great on the inside, too. Best way to kick addictions and fight depression 💪🏽

[@Kugrox]

“Money, if it does not bring you happiness, will at least help you be miserable in comfort.” - Helen Gurley Brown

[@sellanraa]

Or like the great Royce the 5' 9 once said "I would rather do my crying in a corvette"

[@strickerarts]

My happiness comes from making art. Im honestly all for it.

[@Jaime_Protein_Cannister]

This goes deeper, what you should be looking for is freedom by understanding and enlightment. Enlightment and understanding are basically the same thing , altho enlightment is more experience induced spark of insight. Hapiness is temporary and sometimes not even beneficial to you. Excess of positive emotions can deplete and imbalance your natural body chemistry. You will often feel increased levels of depression after having good time. The better long term strategy is to become stoic.

[@citadelchase8858]

From someone who has lived on both sides of the fence, the study is right.

[@Split_the_beer_atom]

Discovered Laurie Santos 3-4 years ago and it was awesome hearing the real data on these topics

[@kweheri]

You've all of those but true love? So I trust you on this 🥰

[@bunglebob]

Actually, I tested this out by sleeping 16hrs a day every day of 2022 summer, and I can confirm that sleep does in fact bring me happiness.

[@hellanee]

Money brings us the feeling of safety: a home, food, water, access to healthcare... And then, when you dont feel the stress of trying to survive, you can focus on making yourself happy. So, some amount of money that makes you feel safe is definetely necessary for achieving happiness

[@lapersonneanonime4369]

true love brought temporary happyness into a horrible dark pit of sadness

[@alifalawi]

Love is illusion. I agree.

[@fableddream3483]

That is why I have done my own thing for 42 years. Everyone just looks at me like I'm a weirdo. But...peace and happiness come from within and listening to what your soul is screaming for.

[@mr.monkeypaws4019]

Money, good job, and true love makes mentally healthy people happy

[@lotfibouhedjeur]

She's such a mood 😂

[@kgeorgejunior]

After eleven years I finally could afford to buy a new PC. And it is a powerhouse to be honest. That made me pretty happy. I must be an exception

[@inachu]

I watch all Anna videos and all my stress goes away.

[@guadalupealvarez9500]

Spending time with family and enjoying yourself while traveling is what brings happiness. Be in the moment and enjoy it and time it self will feel that is going slow. Be present.

[@jordanlemichael]

I mean you seem pretty happy with all those attributes 🥰

[@digitalharmony26]

Money doesn’t buy happiness, but it does buy security. And that means so damn much when you’re not sure if you can eat this week or can afford to live inside this month.

[@darrydarry]

Money does buy happiness, if you know what to buy. For example, buying things for people in need, retiring your mother from work, help people struggling with debts and bills, etc.

[@ShadabKhan-sh1gg]

Getting what u wish for brings happiness no matter what, and the very next second that happiness will be gone and u need to wish and pursue something else. That's why it's called the pursuit of happiness.

[@syhoang1342]

I still can't believe that people don't know happiness comes from small things in life.

[@rohang8246]

Social connection is not a small thing

[@elamisvlogging]

this is exactly what is said in the Tao te Ching, Lao Tzu was onto something

[@AundreiFrieght]

Even the poorest people can have the ability to smile and have a moment of happiness in their lives. This i reality, not everyday will everyone have a happy life.

[@lauriche]

" money is a tool to use to get time to do what you want ". Heard it from someone.

[@hyisgisg6883]

Money, and perfect body comes as a result of exercising and social work, so almost everything you said at the beginning is the results of the methods that made you happy, the more you do it the happier you are and the more results and rewards you achieve, so it comes together.

[@StimParavane]

Do not seek happiness. Seek to end the suffering of all sentient beings. This is a meaningful life.

[@reallyskeptical]

Ever caught your own food. Achieve something difficult that pushed you to the brink. That makes me happy.

[@fuatzakiah]

The pursuit of happiness is all about the pursuit, people!

[@aichujohnson8444]

Perfect (="complete") body/face, good job, money, true love ... are destinations. Random acts of kindness, social connexion, exercise, gratitude, sleep ... are journeys (they are never complete and they never end) People manage to seek validation through these as well! Imagine that! "Boring" is a perspective. That too can change over time.

[@flashgordon6510]

Social media "likes" also don't bring happiness. I was just talking to my son about this today. This relentless pursuit of happiness, of putting yourself first and living for yourself rather than for others has only made people more miserable. There's no balance. It's sad.

[@VelinSevven]

Try having social connections when your friends wanna go out but you gotta save to be able to afford food. Try sleeping in an uncomfortable bed with no one there next to you. Money and love may not bring you happiness but those things unlock the opportunities for you to make it easier for yourself to do the things that will make you happy.

[@BilliamLegacy]

My Mom used to say, "You're only as happy as you make up your mind to be." Words I live by.

[@vqbl795]

It's truly the little things that build up the healthy state of wellbeing that makes us happy. Happiness, afterall, is based on the level of happy hormones in our bodies. The highs (as well as the lows) of everything we chase is temporary and prone to driving humans into physical, emotional, and psychological exhaustion despite the regulations. Meanwhile, a healthy diet, good social and alone time routine, are all more likely to build up into long term balanced well being and a more stable sense of happiness and life satisfaction.

[@mguttelewitz]

I loved that course! ❤

[@amphibiangoddess]

It's true. Being beautiful has only made me happy when I get out of tickets.

[@p0ush]

I don’t know how or why, but a good daily routine can bring some sort of happiness.

[@davidkov6750]

All of these "things we do for external validation" act as the pillars for our happiness. You can be happy without them, but the more time you spend like that, the more challenging it is to happy, especially when bad things happen. At the same time those "boring things" are what sustains happiness on a day to day basis once the THRILL of making good money, having a good job and partner fade to a base level of happiness, because we take it for granted.

[@Mrskess]

Well I’ve been homeless, no job very little money. And now I have a new house, job and enough money to be comfortable, and not worry. I’m not anywhere being rich but I have enough and even more than enough. And I’m certainly happy, unlike when I didn’t have money. I did used to think the same that money doesn’t bring happiness and that it’s not important. That was until I had no money, then I realised how important money is and it does bring you happiness.

[@user-fd2zq2cq6e]

The key to happiness is to follow our almighty Lord and everything else will come by his hand ❤️

[@Qubosal]

"The only truth in this world is strength. Everything else is just an illusion for the weak." - Sayan Prince, Vegeta.

[@officialandyrong]

Money buys freedom. Freedom buys happiness.

[@ok..5271]

Money doesn't make you happy, but it gets you a house,car,food and utilities, which is close enough

[@EclipseCoD]

We live in a society where our quality of life depends solely on how much money we give humans. It's not that it buys happiness, it buys us peace. After all, if you don't have money, other humans will be sure to make your life as unhappy as physically possible until you give humans money. That's why we use money to escape society until we can be in a place where money does not matter.

[@justanerdwholiftweights4061]

With money I can make others happy which would ultimately make me happy

[@JStormrage]

Varies from person to person, we all build our cornerstones of hapiness and order.

[@solanum6039]

Yes, money and true love will give me happiness.

[@thestormtrooperwhocanaim496]

Ill be honest that last line might be just you between us. The eastern monks and heck some christian monks knew that happiness comes from within and/or spiritual connection. Hundreds of years ago. The more we let go of the material world the better off we are in terms of happiness. Be content with the little things. No one is fighting science and if they are they are still exploring their inner selves or being contrarian to be cool. Which leads them back to what you found out at yale and i learned from books by monks. Gl on your hour journey it is worth it.

[@joeblow2069]

Best book ever! "The science of being" by Eugene Fersen