Chapter
The Game of Life
12:30 - 17:55 (05:25)
The pursuit of success can often lead us to focus solely on “winning” the game, but is that really living a fulfilling life? Sometimes, achieving our goals can leave us feeling empty, as we mistake playing the game for true happiness.
Clips
Focusing on acing tests and achieving success does not guarantee happiness, rather it risks placing ourselves on a never-ending treadmill of success with the sacrifice of happiness for the sake of achieving success.
12:30 - 16:03 (03:33)
Summary
Focusing on acing tests and achieving success does not guarantee happiness, rather it risks placing ourselves on a never-ending treadmill of success with the sacrifice of happiness for the sake of achieving success.
ChapterThe Game of Life
Episode#585 - Adam Mastroianni - Are Smart People Actually Happier?
PodcastModern Wisdom
The speaker ponders why we have to go through several steps to do things that we like doing, instead of naturally gravitating towards them.
16:03 - 17:55 (01:51)
Summary
The speaker ponders why we have to go through several steps to do things that we like doing, instead of naturally gravitating towards them. They express their belief in identifying and doing more of the things that truly make them happy, rather than following societal norms or self-generated theories.