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Devaluing happiness altogether
The problem is if we consider happiness to be some complex product of many factors, in the long run, we’ll start valuing those factors over happiness itself.
As a smart person, you probably don’t believe in coincidence, and so, maybe, you should start believing in this: You can be smart, and you can be happy. Intelligence and happiness are not mutually exclusive, and it’s not a tradeoff either.
Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise, and don’t give up until you’ve cracked your unique happiness puzzle.
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Pushing people's away
No one wants to always be alone forever.
Smart people often feel misunderstood because they crave fewer but deeper connections.
Some people make themselves more of an outsider than they actually are — there’s always common ground to be found if you look for i...
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Expecting too much
- When you expect too much of yourself, you become too outcome-focused.
- When you expect too much of others, you’ll always feel like people are letting you down.
At the e...
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Sabotaging yourself
Intelligent people allow themselves to get bored too easily.
Everything worthwhile takes years of dedicated focus, but if you’re busy chasing new idea after new idea because hey, “you’re so good at everything,” you’ll never get the satisfaction of seeing something...
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Over Thinking
Overthinking comes in endless flavors, but the three most common ones might be ruminating on the past, worrying about the future, and obsessing over solutions to present-day problems.
- The number one remedy for overthinking is mindfulness
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Define what wealth and happiness mean to you, in your own terms.
If we don’t, society will for us — and we will always fall short. We’ll always be left wanting. We’ll always be stuck comparing ourselves and competing with other people.
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• First, be aware that these principles aren’t mutually exclusive: apply as many of them as possible for the maximum boost to your happiness.
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