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2 thoughts on “Ask Me Anything About Your Pursuit of Happiness”
What is happiness like? Is it smiling all the time or a peaceful contentment, or is some sort of mix between pain and pleasure, like masochism?
In my opinion, people can get used to anything, even enjoying masochism. However, I question whether all these different behaviors are healthy. In other words, cocaine can give you short-term pleasure, but is it therefore desirable? I would argue not. True and unconditional happiness must be found in the right behavior, as right as possible, so to speak. This raises a different question: “What is the right behavior?” I would say take two different behaviors and compare them side by side to conclude which is superior, i.e., which brings the greatest happiness to the greatest number. For example, is masochism better than no masochism?
The second part of the question requires us to understand what happiness is, which is a positive emotion connected to our sense of well-being (https://optimalhappiness.com/what-is-happiness-definition/). Many people believe that we can’t experience happiness without some unhappiness, but this isn’t true (https://optimalhappiness.com/happiness-unhappiness/). As an authority on happiness, I say that we can be happy virtually all the time, and it isn’t in any way unhealthy. In fact, there are psychological and physiological benefits that come with maximizing happiness. So, that smile 24/7, if it’s genuine, is good to have.