2022-08-18
This mental re-framing immediately tracks for me. The eradication of unhappiness does not guarantee happiness. The maximizing of happiness does not remove influences of unhappiness.
It’s a trope at this point—to “have it all” and still be unhappy. Perhaps it’s having it all…and excesses. And within those excesses are a few obligations that carry the load of unhappiness. Pruning that dead wood will free up energy to invest in the “it all” which is deeply valued.