The Purpose Of Life Is Not Happiness: It’s Usefulness

Happiness can’t be a goal in itself. Therefore, it’s not something that’s achievable. I believe that happiness is merely a byproduct of usefulness.

• You buy something,
• You hook up with people,
• You go on holiday, and so on ..

Those things should make you happy, right? But they are not useful. You’re not creating anything. You’re just consuming or doing something.

What really makes me happy is when I’m useful. When I create something that others can use. Or even when I create something I can use.

Did you do useful things in your lifetime? You don’t have to change the world or anything. Just make it a little bit better than before you were born , like:

• Help your boss with something that’s not your responsibility.
• Write an article about the stuff you learned in life.
• Start a business and hire an employee and treat them well.

It’s not anything big. But when you do little useful things every day, it adds up to a life that is well lived. A life that mattered. To live a life to its fullest .