#### [[Conditional happiness is an unreachable milestone that postpones fulfillment with life]] --- - Think about quote in hellboy 2 about men with holes in their heart that nothing will fill/greed - Conditional happiness simplified as a quote would be akin to "Once i get this next promotion, THEN i will be happy" - Of course once that promotion is secured the happiness never comes - Just like spending money as our means increase so do our spending - Our goalpost shifts forward and now with that new promotion it becomes "Once i can afford that new car THEN i will be happy" - Conditional happiness is a lie we tell ourselves to ease the pain of living with unhappiness while moving forward along a path we delude ourselves in thinking will bring us happiness. - In truth this path is simply the endless capitalist cycle we were born into and think is the only true path to happiness sponsored by Coke-Cola™️ - This lie is ultimately supported by the existence of [[The Hedonic Treadmill]] no matter what happiness you achieve that you desired, you baseline level of happiness returns to homeostasis. - ultimately, true happiness comes when you are content with what you have and where you are and are not seeking out the external for the goal post of happiness --- - Tags: - [[Happiness]], [[Rat Race]], [[Capitalism]], [[Blindness]] - Reference: - - Related: - [[The Hedonic Treadmill]] - [[Stoicism]]