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What we need to be Happy
Depression is caused by the lack of what we need to be happy:
- We need to belong to a group.
- We need to be valued by other people.
- We need to know that we are good at something.
- We need to know we are secure in our future.
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To be happy, we need to have meaningful values:
- Avoid materialism and consumerism.
- Find lost connections with nature and people.
- Be more giving.
- Avoid social media
- Live by basic values like loving your friends and family, a...
If the work you're doing isn't meaningful, people are bound to get anxious, depressed and unhappy. The most stress-inducing is the work that is monotonous and boring.
Unhappiness and depression are on the same platform. They both are caused due to our disconnection from what makes us happy.
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