Тонкое искусство пофигизма

           Happinesscomesfromsolvingproblems.Thekeywordhereis“solving.”Ifyou’reavoidingyourproblemsorfeellikeyoudon’thaveanyproblems,thenyou’regoingtomakeyourselfmiserable.Ifyoufeellikeyouhaveproblemsthatyoucan’tsolve,youwilllikewisemakeyourselfmiserable.Thesecretsauceisinthesolvingoftheproblems,notinnothavingproblemsinthefirstplace.

           Tobehappyweneedsomethingtosolve.Happinessisthereforeaformofaction;it’sanactivity,notsomethingthatispassivelybestoweduponyou,notsomethingthatyoumagicallydiscoverinatop-tenarticleontheHuffingtonPostorfromanyspecificguruorteacher.Itdoesn’tmagicallyappearwhenyoufinallymakeenoughmoneytoaddonthatextraroomtothehouse.Youdon’tfinditwaitingforyouinaplace,anidea,ajob—orevenabook,forthatmatter.

           Happinessisaconstantwork-in-progress,becausesolvingproblemsisaconstantwork-in-progress—thesolutionstotoday’sproblemswilllaythefoundationfortomorrow’sproblems,andsoon.Truehappinessoccursonlywhenyoufindtheproblemsyouenjoyhavingandenjoysolving.

           Sometimesthoseproblemsaresimple:eatinggoodfood,travelingtosomenewplace,winningatthenewvideogameyoujustbought.Othertimesthoseproblemsareabstractandcomplicated:fixingyourrelationshipwithyourmother,findingacareeryoucanfeelgoodabout,developingbetterfriendships.

           Whateveryourproblemsare,theconceptisthesame:solveproblems;behappy.