Some say the key to happiness is the absence of desire, but that never made any sense to me. To be happy and fulfilled you need goals, challenges. The absence of desire is indistinguishable from death.
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If you ask me, the key to happiness is self-direction, control over your life. The ability to pick your own challenges and achieve them. Challenges where you can express the true extent of your potential -- because that's what fulfillment is: to express the most you could be.
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Essentially: the ability to pick a direction for yourself and go maximally far in that direction. Then do it again.
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There’s always a tension between autonomy and security. People will sacrifice the former for the latter, even if illusory. The question is how to help those who have no autonomy, and no way to liberate themselves.
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Avoiding existential dread is also important and finding meaningful success can be a challenge. https://www.ribbonfarm.com/2017/02/28/a-brief-history-of-existential-terror/ …pic.twitter.com/2p9fgu4g19
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The ability to pick your own challenges and achieve them resonated with me.
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I think happiness is having choices, opening up actions and avenues. It's the contemplation of possible future rewards.
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Though I have come to realize this isn't true for everyone...some people are happier having others make decisions for them.
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