Jonathan Hadt Pursuit Of Happiness Analysis

Jonathan Haidt discusses " the pursuit of happiness" can possibly be persuade by money and power. In some cases it brings no satisfaction. In order to find happiness in Buddhism is by separating from your attachments to outside things and positive attitude of accepting. In order to feel happy you need to not be emotionally attached to having a relationship, job, and possessions.
In the section the progress principle, it stated that pleasure is getting what you want. It includes your dream of getting a promotion, being accepted in a high ranking school, and finishing a big project. These goals derives from happiness in being relief that you can enjoy. Haidt uses the elephant learning pleasure or pain in behavior wise. The adaptation principle has two scenarios with one that is positive and the other is negative. One scenario is …show more content…
Although in some cases it may work, but it will not really make you happy in anyway. One thing relates to me is the pursuing your dreams in making you feel happy is not always easy in some cases takes time. Happiness is like a video game since you are trying to reach your goal by levels. In each levels you go to gets harder and happiness tends to decrease. Not always you will be happy if you tend on bribing people or influencing people with money and authority you are not achieving happiness. I agree that happiness comes from the inside not everything from the outside. If you believe that whatever makes you happy is right then continue if not just stop. True happiness derives from your heart and the wisdom from philosophers and so on. In the end of this semester I will finally learn that happiness is something you obtain it is something you already have. In some cases happiness is probably people you love or something you are passionate about. Besides in the end everything you do is part of your love not