Everyone wants to be happy.
The key to life is happiness.
Do what makes you happy.
This message is everywhere, the great happiness cliché, plastered across blogs, books, and billboards.
Happiness has become the universal currency of life: we know we’ve done well if we end up with a lot of it. But why are we so convinced that happiness should be our goal? Aren’t there other things to live for?
“Happiness” is used as a vague catch-all, standing in for any type of fulfillment and any “positive emotion”. It’s associated with satisfaction of desires and even a mild anti-consumerism (“money can't buy happiness”). Although happiness might seem like something everyone should want, it’s actually a very particular value, and it shouldn't be everyone’s ultimate goal.
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Are you happy? Right now, this minute? I thought not.
Do you have a goal of being happy? Possibly. Probably.
Perhaps now is the time to reassess your goals because in my mind goals should be SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, Time-based) and believe me happiness does not meet those criteria.
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