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Doing what you love is mostly a choice
And it's almost completely in your control.
You can't fully avoid the things you have to do. But you can make adjustments to the things you slightly like or reduce guilt from the things you feel you should do.
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Optimizing for happiness
A route to greater happiness, for both day-to-day enjoyment and long-term fulfillment with who you are and where you are in life means doing more of the things you love and cutting back on the things you merely like.
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Doing what you love: what it takes
To do what you love, you have to have:
- Courage: the shoulds and socially-acceptable activities you merely like, often are the default, and doing what you love automatically makes you a bit weird.
- Discipline: our society is full of addictive ...
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There’s a lot that’s completely out of your control but . In fact, all you have direct control over is yourself and your actions.
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You Always Have a Choice
You have no control over things like the place you were born, your biological sex, the situation of your family or your skin color. These things will obviously impact your life in major ways.
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