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What do you do personally to find happiness in your everyday life? (self.general)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by dingus to c/general

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I know the question is a bit vague, but I'm hoping people will interpret this however they see fit an give their own experiences.

To be honest, I'm struggling a bit with this right now and would enjoy reading others' experiences.

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[–] motsu 8 points 1 year ago

I like to create things. For me, its a nice feedback loop of positive feeling throughout the process.

I get to learn new skills in order to complete the thing I'm trying to make. At the end of the day, I get to feel good that I learned something new.

I get to work with my hands and throughout the process, I get to see the progress I have made. At the end of the week, I get to hold the thing as its coming along and feel good about the progress I'm making.

At the end of the month / few months when I'm done with the build, I get to feel accomplished as I have overcome the challenges along the way, and I have a finished "thing"

For the foreseeable time after, each time I use the thing I made, I get a little boost of positivity, because I get to think to myself "yeah! I made this!"

It also allows me to be social by sharing the thing I have made with other makers online, or I can help them with their projects by sharing knowledge I have accumulated.