The startling conclusion at which they had all arrived, in different ways, was this: that the effort to try to feel happy is often precisely the thin… - Oliver Burkeman

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The startling conclusion at which they had all arrived, in different ways, was this: that the effort to try to feel happy is often precisely the thing that makes us miserable. And that it is our constant efforts to eliminate the negative - insecurity, uncertainty, failure, or sadness - that is what causes us to feel so insecure, anxious, uncertain, or unhappy.