The Most Common Happiness Mistake and the Secret to Greater Joy

Photograph by Tyler Nix

Everyone wants greater happiness, but the key is simpler than you may think

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Looking back on my life, I realize that I didn’t know how to be happy. I continuously kept myself busy, always running somewhere so I could achieve more or better, turning my happiness into a project and waiting for “the big things” to happen so I could finally feel joyful and satisfied.

For too many years, I spent a lot of my precious time complaining. I thought I never had enough time, money, or love. Many of us get stuck in the habit of projecting our happiness into