Don’t Seek Happiness - Happiness is like an orgasm: if you think about it too much, it goes away. Keep busy and aim to make someone else happy, and you might find you get some as a side effect. We didn’t evolve to be constantly content. Contented Australopithecus Afarensis got eaten before passing on their genes.
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Tim Minchin was a contemporary Australian musician, writer, actor and comedian. Timothy David Minchin AM is an Australian comedian, actor, writer, musician, poet, composer, and songwriter. Read more on Wikipedia →
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- Happiness — Thoughts on finding joy, contentment, and fulfilment