Arthur C. Brook is the author of several books, but at the same time he also teaches the subject of happiness at "Harvard University". In his latest book with co-author Oprah Winfrey, the pair explain that the goal in life should not be to achieve happiness, but to try to find it. According to experts, happiness is not a destination, but a goal you should aim for.
you constantly strive for "happiness". Brooks often points out that happiness is not a destination, but a direction—something you should aim to increase without an end goal in mind.
"It's not just, 'Go be happy.' That's very general," Brooks said on a new episode of the "Ten Percent Happier with Dan Harris" podcast. "I'm talking about the sub-parts, the macronutrients of happiness."
Happy people enjoy their life! They take a lot of pleasure in their activities and have a sense of meaning for everything that surrounds them, starting from the foods rich in carbohydrates or proteins, which they enjoy so much.
-3 "under the parts of happiness"
-Pleasure
-Satisfaction
-Purpose
#1 Pleasure
People often think that contentment is just a state and the constant pursuit of it is a terrible attempt to feel fulfilled in life. What you need to do is not to get rid of the sources of pleasure, but to add the things that give you pleasure.
#2 Satisfaction
Satisfaction is the joy and reward you get after fighting for something. We as people, must fight, strive, sacrifice because only in this way things in life become more valuable and we really feel their importance. This is otherwise called satisfaction!
# Purpose
Purpose is a kind of feeling that your life has meaning about something. It can be family, career, society, each approach is individual enough to be a goal to achieve and feel fulfilled and happy.
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Source: CNBC
