On happiness, of all things

[#knowproj-pursuit-happiness] is an episode focusing on happiness, which is incredibly vague, even though it's arguably one of the most important things in our like.

This is something I catch myself thinking about every so often, so I've decided to post take a few notes in the episode.

Things that nurture happiness:

• Social interaction (even when you don't feel like it)
• Joining a community
• Do stuff for other people (favors, donations, etc) – (my own note: as long as it doesn't harm you, be mindful)
• Do gratitude practices (list things you are grateful for in a diary or write gratitude letters to people)
• Try to be time affluent – lot's of grievances come from not having enough time (#TODO elaborate on time affluence)
  • Delegate chores, when possible
  • When grasping for time, don't cut the stuff that is important for your health and happiness like exercising, socializing, family time, etc

[#knowproj-pursuit-happiness]: Farnam Street. “Laurie Santos: The Pursuit of Happiness [The Knowledge Project Ep. #139].” Accessed June 19, 2022. https://fs.blog/knowledge-project-podcast/laurie-santos/.