How do you know at the beginning of life what's going to make you happy? You can't know. Figuring out what makes you happy in life is like something you got to figure out. It requires experimentation. Most people are basing their lives on a tiny fraction of our lives, and then we get really confused when that doesn't work for us. The first thing you've got to do is recognize that you could be making a mistake that you can't blame yourself for.