Pursuing Happiness In All the Wrong Ways (Bestie) #923
Dec 25, 2024
The holiday season often brings joy, but it can also lead to a post-present letdown. The discussion highlights the difference between superficial gifts and lasting happiness. They explore the paradox of wealth and fulfillment, emphasizing that true joy comes from meaningful experiences, not just material possessions. The idea of balancing hedonic and eudaimonic happiness is introduced, along with tips for aligning spending with personal values. Ultimately, they advocate for nurturing genuine relationships over transient pleasures.
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Nintendo Switch Gift
Joel considered gifting his kids a Nintendo Switch, but his wife was concerned about increased screen time.
They compromised by focusing on interactive gaming as together time, rather than passive content consumption.
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Christmas Letdown
The anticipation of Christmas morning often surpasses the actual payoff, mirroring the diminishing returns of wealth accumulation.
Despite owning a large percentage of the world's toys, American children's happiness doesn't correlate with this abundance.
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Windfall Happiness
A TED experiment revealed that $10,000 brought more lasting happiness to lower-income individuals than higher earners.
This highlights the diminishing returns of money on happiness as wealth grows.
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In this book, Bronnie Ware shares her experiences from working in palliative care, where she identified the five most common regrets of the dying. These regrets include: 'I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me,' 'I wish I hadn’t worked so hard,' 'I wish I’d had the courage to express my feelings,' 'I wish I had stayed in touch with my friends,' and 'I wish that I had let myself be happier.' The book provides a heartfelt and inspiring account of how these regrets can be addressed while there is still time, promoting a life of greater compassion, honesty, and happiness.
A Christmas carol
Jacqueline Goldfinger
Jacqueline Goldfinger's adaptation of 'A Christmas Carol' is a family-friendly version that includes music, making it suitable for a wide range of audiences. This play retains the core themes and characters of the original while adding a musical element to enhance the storytelling and emotional impact.
We hope that you’re having a wonderful holiday season. And if you celebrate Christmas, or any holiday that involves the exchange of gifts- isn’t it so much fun giving presents and seeing the faces of your loved ones light up? And while that might be the case on Christmas morning, it’s a different story later in the day for many adults and kiddos alike. There’s frequently a post present letdown that many of us experience. Either there was something we wanted that we didn’t get, or the gifts that we did receive aren’t quite as awesome as expected. They don’t make us happy and we easily fall into the trap of pursuing happiness in all the wrong ways. Of course on the surface this is something that you already know, but while many of us would say that we agree with this sentiment, we actually end up living our lives in contradictory ways. In this episode we detail some of the different ways that we’re chasing after happiness, but then we discuss two different types of happiness and how we can make sure that we’re pursuing the kind that will last.
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