The Ten Biggest Myths of Happiness

 

Myth #1:  The key to lasting happiness is doing whatever makes you feel good.

Myth #2:  Happiness depends upon one's circumstances.

Myth #3:  Being happy is a function of being able to afford whatever you want.

Myth #4:  A life guided by moral principles will make a person unhappy.

Myth #5:  Once you achieve your goals for success, then you will be happy.

Myth #6:  Those who live comfortable lives are happier than those who don't.

Myth #7:  More money means more happiness and less money means less happiness.

Myth #8:  The pursuit of happiness isn't worth the effort because its just a temporary and elusive feeling anyway.

Myth #9:  Keeping up with the status quo is the surest way to find happiness.

Myth #10:  Once you find lasting happiness, then you can begin to think about contributing to making others happy.

 

"Every time I talk to a savant I feel quite sure that happiness is no longer a possibility.  Yet when I talk with my gardener, I'm convinced of the opposite."
                                       -Bertrand Russell