Baseline for Happiness:
Basic Living Stability - Anyone who says money can't buy happiness or money doesn't matter, is most likely someone who has never been broke. It's pretty hard to be happy, have career satisfaction, love, and attain goals when one is constantly worried about money for rent and food. When one is broke, money is the answer to those problems. Money buys you the ability to live, psychological safety, and the ability to pursue happiness
Two General Levels of Happiness:
1. Surface Level Happiness
Derived from exterior sensory experiences like food, concerts, parties, etc
No reason not to be Surface Level Happy, unless you don’t have the psychological safety of meeting your basic, foundational needs
2. Deeper Levels of Happiness
Derived from interior experiences like a loving relationship, long-term goal attainment, meaningful work
No hacks or shortcuts for Deeper Level Happiness
Deeper Level Happiness takes time to create and build. A Deeper Level Happiness hole cannot be filled with Surface Level Happiness experiences