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325. The High-Achiever’s Guide to Happiness, Confidence & Success

The ONE Thing

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The Happiness Is Only Created by Measuring Progress Backwards

Happiness is only created by measuring progress backwards. You cannot measure progress forward. When you achieve your goal, you measure against the ideal. And it's like measuring against the horizon. So i turned around and I had to learn it myself - because i was doing that. Not eight million people do this one way or the other every day. It's not about untr pernerism, and it's just about being a human being. We all have ideals of who we're going to be in the future. But what really makes us happy are our everyday experiences.

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