We want to be happy so we focus on doing things ourselves, yet we are happier when we focus on others.
The Happiness Paradox
Cat World
Sublime speculation and awesome advice
We want to be happy so we focus on doing things ourselves, yet we are happier when we focus on others.
Cat World 
Really? Want to connect with people with integrity and intelligence who seems hard to come by. There are a plenty of people who rarely reciprocate, so the encounter is best kept at point of contact so that I can maintain my calm, content and happy state in my bubble of no expectation!
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The comic is not suggesting you have to connect with or like everyone. Some people are simply jerks. But caring about the non-jerks and being interested in them, is better for your happiness than focusing purely on yourself.
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Trying the new comment technique, replying to the email. Yes, I agree with the bear. Conversely, I don’t particularly like being around people that are completely selfless pleasers.
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The comic is suggesting that being interested in other people and helping other people is more satisfying than pure self-focus. But that doesn’t mean you have to like or be interested in everyone.
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Thanks for this thoughtful posting on happiness. The paradox is true!
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