Don’t Pursue Happiness
If you want a happier life, do not pursue happiness; get clear on your purpose, let it define your priorities, and build your lifestyle around those priorities, because happiness is the byproduct.
Dandapani redirects the pursuit of happiness toward the design of a lifestyle. Purpose defines priorities, priorities define the lifestyle, and a life lived in alignment with both produces contentment and fulfilment as a byproduct.
What this talk covers
- Do not focus on pursuing happiness; focus on creating a lifestyle in which most of it results in you feeling happier.
- You work out that lifestyle by getting clear on your purpose in life.
- Once you know your purpose, your purpose defines your priorities.
- Your priorities are what you build your lifestyle around.
- Living a life aligned with your purpose and priorities produces a happier, more content, more fulfilling and more rewarding life as its byproduct.
Want a happier life? Don't focus on pursuing happiness.Dandapani
Questions
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Rather than pursuing happiness directly, build a lifestyle in which most of what you do results in you feeling happier. That starts with getting clear on your purpose.
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Purpose defines your priorities, and your priorities are what you build your lifestyle around. Living in alignment with both is what makes the life happier and more fulfilling.
Transcript
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Want a happier life? Don't focus on pursuing happiness. Rather, focus on creating a lifestyle where the majority of that lifestyle
results in you feeling happier. How do you figure out that lifestyle? Get clear on your purpose in life. Once you know your purpose,
your purpose defines your priorities and your priorities is what you build your lifestyle around. And when you can live a life that is aligned with your purpose and your priorities.
The byproduct of that is you live a happier life. You live a life that is more content, more fulfilling, and much more rewarding.