There's More to Life Than Being Happy

When the impossibility of replacing a person is realized, it allows the responsibility which a man has for his existence and its continuance to appear in all its magnitude. A man who becomes conscious of the responsibility he bears toward a human being who affectionately waits for him, or to an unfinished work, will never be able to throw away his life.

"They point out that national surveys have shown that while the number of leisure hours has increased in the United States over the past 50 years, there has been no accompanying increase in happiness. Instead, they write, people report feeling more time pressure."
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Putting a Price on Time Subtracts From Happiness | Science of Happiness & Impatience | Economics | LiveScience

The findings of this study do nothing to surprise me, but who says leisure time has increased in the US? Lies!


"Research has shown that most people are unbelievably bad at predicting what will give them sustained, long term happiness."
– Tony Hsieh, Zappos’ CEO.  I find this fascinating. (via juliaallison)