Thesis Statement On Happiness

Scientifically, happiness is satisfaction, positive feelings, and a lack negative feelings (Porter 459). Most of us can agree with this statement and acknowledge that they feel the most happiness in these conditions, but what exactly is happiness? “For if happiness is what people strive for, one needn’t waste time trying to figure out what makes people happy. One must only look at what people do” (Porter 460). We choose to work and make money to benefit our happiness. Money is not what makes a person happy; however, but what we perceive it as in society. Imitation. Do what we feel is right; by observation we see how other people exist happily. What do what we think makes us happy and feeling that we have that opportunity is what satisfies the …show more content…
Sagmeister’s thesis, concisely, is that to be happy you do “more of what you like, less of what you don’t like” (0:00). He carefully chooses his words as not to confuse the idea. What is good for you is not always good People try to maximize their happiness – and others are included in the process. Is it really about decisions? What level of control does one really have? Sagmeister says that we don’t actually have as many choices and control as we think we do (0:00). All you can really do is try. The ability to make decisions with the options you are given is what draws the distinction. Sagmeister creates seven rules for his own happiness (0:00) and all force him to attempt to do things he likes, or what makes him happy. Porter supports this Although it may make a person happy to choose, what is really valued by that person is the availability to think and choose and react, however they please, so they may feel justified in their …show more content…
Who you are doesn’t really influence it does it. find people like you-happiness? The support of my family also helped. They not only wanted me to improve, but helped me succeed. My mom picked up my medicine and took me to my therapist, my sisters started paying more attention to me and my behaviors, my brother would embrace me with a smile out of the blue. They all made the effort to make me better and showed me how to do life again. People divorce and remarry quickly. People want boyfriends, girlfriends, romantic and platonic companionship. They want to try to make people happy. They want to use others as a way of making themselves happy. Some are okay being single but continue to date. Some stay monogamous and put effort into their relationship, growing