Besides Stoicism and Journaling, it’s relationships. According to the most comprehensive study in happiness, the happiest people are the ones having genuine relationships.

I always keep this in the back of my mind and add the value of time to it. It keeps me grounded in the things most valuable to me. With meditation on death, for example, called Memento Mori, where you always be aware that you could die tomorrow or have an irreparable sickness.

A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.

It also shows the factor of time as the most valuable thing we have on this earth. Being mindful about it and sharing it with friends and family also makes good Relationships, which again was shown to be the best indication of happiness. I also believe in The More You Share the More You Get and generally being somewhat positive than rather negative also helps a lot in going through my life.

How to Life
Another book full of wisdom to find your own happy life is How to Live. It provides 27 conflicting answers on how to live your life.

Origin: Personal Knowledge Management Workflow for a Deeper Life
References: What makes a life a happy life
Created 2022-08-27