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Happiness is not a station you arrive at, but a manner of traveling
Cool kid. I agree with most…

1. Everyone everywhere basically wants the same thing
2. Deferring your happiness to the future is a terrible idea
3. “Someday my ship will come in” is bullshit. You will NEVER win the lottery. Be practical.
4. There’s no such thing as destiny. This is excellent news!
5. Seek out people with different beliefs and views of the world to yours and get to know their side of the story
6. Living a good life is the best way possible to convince people
7. Nobody has it all figured out
8. There’s no shame in saying “I don’t know”
9. More money will NEVER solve your problems
10. Possessions own you
11. TV is the greatest black hole of time available to mankind
12. The Internet is the greatest tool ever available to us, but daily use must be capped
13. Get outside and do something with other people
14. Speaking only English is incredibly limiting to non-tourist travellers
15. Modern foreign culture does not have to satisfy your stereotypes
16. Take your time
17. You can’t please everyone
18. Trying to be cool or following trends is for mindless sheep
19. Make mistakes - and LOTS of them!
20. Wear sunscreen
Though Chile has one of South America’s strongest economies, a recent study of happiness rates it second-to-last in the region, leading experts to assert that national happiness is not determined by a nation’s wealth or economic development.
Exploding the Antidepressant Myth, The Emperor’s New Drugs
This debate is so interesting to me. I definitely think that certain conditions and levels of depression need medication but I am not surprised that more people are depressed when they hate their job, don’t eat healthy and don’t work out regularly. I do think that diet, exercise, and daily happiness (not sitting at a cubicle) all contribute to depression. Also, media and perceptions of beauty contribute largely to feelings of depression. People are also so focused on making money in order to be happy in the future that they are not happy in the present. (Just my quick two cents, have more elaborate thoughts if time permits in the future. )
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