^^ I’m no longer 3 years old, so I would know that business class kicks the shit out of coach whether I had actually flown business class or not. So even if I was thrilled to death to be going on a cool trip to Singapore, I (along with everyone else it coach) would still think that it really sucks to sit in coach for 18 hours.
If I lived in an as yet undiscovered tribe in South America and had no idea that cars even existed, I would still know that I’d be happier riding around on the best burro in the village that some broken down piece of crap burro.
See, but that is just a philosophy that is certain to lead to unhappiness. There is no “right” answer, it’s all in how you look at it. My first car was a Subaru. I still drive a Subaru, although I could have easily bought a luxury car. The decision was as much to save money as it was because I am totally fine with that mode of transport.
If the above is how you approach life, then you should probably get a new wife. I’m sure there’s a better one out there.
Not saying the wife is a commodity. But, if you want to maximize happiness, then presumably it’s possible there is someone else out there that will make you happy as well, even in addition to your wife. Maybe you can even talk your wife into it and preserve your marriage, stay happily married to your wife while playing the field. Just explain that you don’t want to leave any happiness on the table.
Point is, happiness is much easier to maintain if you have a good mindset. It doesn’t come from running around trying to acquire stuff (stuff is catchall for things that make you happy, be it experiences, things, relationships, whatever).
Be careful about whoring around behind your wife’s back. The next thing you know, she will be scheming to have you killed by a boar during a hunting trip, so that she can supplant you with her and her brother’s petulant incestual child.
That would suck to lose the Ferrari. That’s why she has to be down with it. Explain to her that you’re not as happy as possible and it would increase your happiness if you could screw your executive assistant. Worked for me.
Look, I am not arguing that we don’t need money for basic needs, of course we do… But once we do, we get used to them and stop appreciating them quite quickly… We start “needing” more and more stuff… That’s the point at which people should really stop and question whether more stuff/money will make them happier…
I kind of disagree, I’ve been three dudes to a one bedroom apartment in a shitty part of town and I still don’t know how the fuck am I going to pay the rent broke before and while it was extremely stressful I was never more miserable then when I was pulling 15-20k a month tax free and wasting it all.
money solves problems but I think true happiness comes from the heart rather then the head #homohippieshit
Bodhisattva, mate you are talking as an individual. I am talking as a parent or a head of a family… Its a different perspective mate, when your kids/wife are dependant on you and you would want to give them the very best… Wont you?