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But here’s the thing: How do you achieve happiness?Happiness can’t be a goal in itself. Therefore, it’s not something that’s achievable.I believe that happiness is merely a byproduct of usefulness.When I talk about this concept with friends, family, and colleagues, I always find it difficult to put this into words. But I’ll give it a try here.Most things we do in life are just activities and experiences.You go on holiday.You go to work.You go shopping.You have drinks.You have dinner.You buy a car.Those things should make you happy, right? But they are not useful. You’re not creating anything. You’re just consuming or doing something. And that’s great.Don’t get me wrong. I love to go on holiday, or go shopping sometimes. But to be honest, it’s not what gives meaning to life.What really makes me happy is when I’m useful. When I create something that others can use. Or even when I create something I can use.For the longest time I found it difficult to explain the concept of usefulness and happiness. But when I recently ran into a quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson, the dots finally connected.Emerson says:“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.”And I didn’t get that before I became more conscious of what I’m doing with my life. And that always sounds heavy and all. But it’s actually really simple.
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