Aristotle, who said there are actually two kinds of happiness:
1. Hedonic happiness(Pleasure, comfort, distraction.)
2. Eudaimonic happiness(Fulfillment. Purpose. Knowing your time here actually mattered.)
Hedonic happiness is cheap. It fades the second the buzz wears off.
But eudaimonic happiness endures. Yeah, itβs harder. It demands sacrifice. But itβs the only kind of happiness that leaves you whole.
Yet most people spend their entire lives chasing hedonic happinessβand wondering why they feel so hollow.
If your happiness disappears the moment the pleasure does, it was never happiness. It was just anesthesia.
Which one are you going for?