Self-assembled Happiness
Self-assembled happiness springs forth from being kind without the expectation of anything in return. Reid Walley, May 15, 2022
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Happiness
The Battle For Happiness As Our Parents Age
At my brother Lance’s 54th birthday party, one of Lance’s friends shared that his parents forced him to go on nature trips with his family, even when all he wanted to do was stay home and play video games. And now, as an adult, he’s happy his parents forced him to go. This topic came…
Protecting Your Mental Health
The best action I’ve taken to protect my own well-being is to not join my Mom in her unhappiness. I acknowledge her unhappiness, but I don’t put it on and wear it with her.
Mom Is Unhappy – Depression In A Parent
My Mom never rebounded from her divorce from my Dad, from me and my brother eventually going to live with Dad, from the sale of the family cabin, from the death of her Mom, from the sale of her childhood home. She’s been unhappy since 1971 (the divorce), and it got a little worse with…
Happiness As A Goal
Happiness as a goal gotta include happiness as a path
Top 5 regrets people make on their deathbeds
In particular: 3. I wish I’d had the courage to express my feelings. Many people suppressed their feelings in order to keep peace with others. As a result, they settled for a mediocre existence and never became who they were truly capable of becoming. Many developed illnesses relating to the bitterness and resentment they carried…
We strive for happiness — not satisfaction. 37signals
The customer service industry is obsessed with “customer satisfaction”. We believe that’s too low a bar. Satisfaction is not a measure of success — it’s just enough to get by. We want our customers to be happy. Happiness is success. Happiness is our goal. 37signals Customer Support Happiness Report
How To Be Happy In Business – Venn Diagram by Bud Caddell
By Bud Caddell I’ve been working at start-ups and small businesses since I was 14 years old. My father and his father before him owned and operated their own small businesses. There’s something about the fight for survival for a small team that’s coded in my DNA. It’s one of the reasons I enjoy working…
External Happiness Is Not Reliable
“It’s impossible to be truly happy if all of your happiness relies on someone else.” ~ Reid Walley