“We don't actually want to be happy, we want to feel like we're progressing toward something”
Agree
- Achievement feels better than contentment
- Happiness feels empty without purpose
- We're wired for striving not satisfaction
- Static joy becomes meaningless quickly
Disagree
- Peace is the ultimate human goal
- Progress is just a happiness delivery system
- We chase goals to avoid suffering
- Contentment is underrated and misunderstood
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