😁 Myths about happiness 😁
(adapted from the ACT model)
#1 Happiness is the natural state for all human beings
#2 If you are not happy, you are defective
#3 To create a better life, we must get rid of negative feelings
#4 You should be able to control what you think and feel
This myths make up the basic blueprint for the happiness trap
What is happiness
Common meaning is "feeling good". The other far less common meaning is "living a rich, full, and meaningful life".
This is not some fleeting feeling but a profound sense of a life well lived.
Life will give us undoubtedly many pleasurable things but it will also give us uncomfortable ones such as sadness, fear and anger.
This is only to be expected.
If we live a full life, we will feel the full range of human emotions.
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