• Mindset

    3 Reasons Why Pursuing Happiness is Useless

    “Happiness cannot be travelled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every moment with love, grace, and gratitude.” Denis Waitley (1933) Happiness is not a destination. I think we must have heard this many times but what does it mean? Today the science shows us that the act of explicitly pursuing happiness is self-defeating. It seems that the wisdom of the past is indeed true. Happiness is not something that can be attained. But why is trying to be happier, not useful? Let’s take a look at a few reasons why explicitly trying to be happier is not helpful. #1. What is happiness exactly?…