Happiness Tal Shaahar Analysis
I really appreciate how Tal Ben-Shahar points out that there is no definite definition to happiness, and that we should focus less on how to be happy, but how to be happier. Happiness is seen as the end goal, something that is the drive for many of the things we do. Taking smaller steps every day that we can stick to is much more productive in becoming happier than making huge changes that we can’t keep up with. If we all just spent a small part of our day every day focusing on happiness, we’d all be happier people. I think that most people, myself included, don’t really think about happiness. We just go through our daily lives and do the things we have to do. The topic of happiness is a more subconscious thing. It’s not something we actively