The more you pursue happiness, the faster it runs from you | Zach Stafford

Research shows that focusing on the attainment of happiness is actually self-defeating

Lately, I find myself in almost daily conversations with friends and family about happiness. When a friend doesn't beam from ear to ear, or offer a resounding, "I'm so happy!" during conversations about work, romance or life, I will often detect a look of guilt. And this compulsion to be happy needs to stop.

Happiness shouldn't be the one thing that makes us feel alive.