Safe vs. Happy

We are wired for safety, not success or happiness. Our lizard brains know that we must protect our “selves” (bodies) from harm. Our loved ones may, with the best of intentions, persuade us to stick with the safe path, in careers, relationships, hobbies, and interests, in order to stick with what seems to be tested and safe.

Fortunately, we’ve evolved enough to optimize our lives to try to obtain the best of everything from every investment, the most important of which is time.

It’s a nebulous word, so it’s harder than it seems to truly know what would make you “happy.” One hack to help you determine this is to explore the percentage of your time you spend doing things out of obligation rather than desire or excitement. Desire and excitement are more useful proxies for “happy.”