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 Seeking Happiness
I want to get at the heart of what truly makes me happy, not simply what satisfies. My hope is that by understanding it I can increase it. I haven’t figured it all out yet, but the purpose of this post is to convey what I’ve learned thus far and gain more insight through discussion.  My blackout period A few weeks ago I notified everyone I knew that I would be unavailable for an hour. I turned off my cell phone, twitter, instant messenger, email, and any other thing that would distract me from my purpose. In that hour I accomplished an unbelievable amount of work. My purpose now is to make a case for you to do the same.
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The ability to show sincere and genuine love is among the greatest qualities that can be obtained in life. Our greatest joys are inextricably woven into the fabric of other’s lives. No man is an island. Whether we like it or not, we are each connected and the cause and effect physics of our most simple choices can have a profound impact. Like toppling rows of dominoes, or a Rube Goldberg illustration; for better or worse, you make a difference. In the week leading up to my Christmas vacation I only glanced at my RSS feeds, saving the most interesting ones for later. I got giddy with the joy that came from telling myself that I’d have such a glorious wealth of free time that I could finally catch up on all the blog posts I’d been meaning to read. However, when the break came it turns out the last thing I wanted to do was sit inside all day and catch up on blogs. I didn’t read a single one of ‘em. I’ve had my share to say in regards to New Year’s Resolutions. I find that more often than not they are trite and seldom effective. However, I also understand that making and obtaining goals is not just an obsession of productivity junkies, but the core and fundamental principal to progression in life. In that vein I will examine what keeps us from following through with our resolutions and how we can fix it. It doesn’t take an exhaustive study to convince people that, in general, there happens to be a disparity between what most say, and what they do. If a scale of integrity were created from sociopath to Gandhi, there would no doubt be quite a range; yet most of those we deal with in our everyday lives (aside from telemarketers and government employees) are somewhere in the middle. The reasons that people do not always live up to what they say are innumerable, and it could quite possibly cause insanity to figure them all out. Thus, it’s quite trivial and a tremendous waste of time to allow the hypocrisy of others to adversely affect us. If someone is constantly falling short, flaking out, disappointing, then the problem is not with them, it is with you. Thankfully there is a clear and reliable way to decipher intent and thus alter expectations so that they dwell in reality. Finals week has always been particularly hairy for me. Imagine some sort of hybridization of Sasquatch and a Woolly Mammoth roughly the size of Jupiter and you’re beginning to get the picture. This semester is no exception. In the rush to complete assignments and study I’ve eaten out far too often this week because packing a lunch has been put on the backburner. Thankfully, all this horrible eating has taught me a valuable lesson.  Photo by Tony Case Let’s face it, most of us are not time-crunched executives who briskly move through downtown carrying a suitcase to very important business meetings. Yet most productivity advice (which is available in abundance on the webbernet) seems to be geared toward this small, professional segment of society. However, the tools are there for Mr. Everyman to grab a hold of and use for his betterment, it simply takes some creativity and a willingness to try. |
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