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150 – The Un-Pursuit of Happiness

October 15, 2018 by Erick

“The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.” — Emerson Do you struggle to find happiness within yourself? Do you despair every time you watch the news? In today’s episode, we’re going to talk about how to get over this despair and how pursuing happiness may not be the best to actually finding happiness.

Posted in: Coffee Break, stoicism, Tranquility Tagged: happiness, purpose, stoicism, unhapiness, usefulness

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