Choose satisfaction not happiness

We all say we want to be happy, but happiness is often out of our grasp. Maybe the problem is not so much with us, but with the concept of happiness.

A better concept is eudaimonia, which means 'good soul,' 'good spirit,' or 'good god.'

• Being mad at people for being who they are makes as much sense as getting mad at a chair for being a chair.
• If there's a person who drives you crazy, you don't have to like or agree with or respect him, just accept him for being who he is.
• People disappoint us or disagree wit...

• We like to keep things the same. And keeping things the same usually seems like the safest play. But that's not true.
• Every choice comes with costs. So when you choose to keep things just as they are, you give up the benefits of everything else.
• You have to count the costs of...