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Happiness is merely a byproduc...

Happiness is merely a byproduct of usefulness. You don’t have to change the world or anything. Just make it a little bit better than you were born. When you do little useful things every day, it adds up to a life that is well lived. A life that mattered.

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Happiness can’t be a goal in itself. Therefore, it’s not something that’s achievable.

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“<i>The purpose of life is not...

The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Being useful is a mindset. And...

Being useful is a mindset. And like with any mindset, it starts with a decision:  Just DO something that’s useful. Anything.

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