Happiness Follows You When You Stop Chasing It

Viktor Frankl on Happiness and Meaning

Happiness naturally follows when you pursue meaning
Viktor Frankl said happiness doesn't come when you chase it — it follows when you pursue meaning. If you enjoy your work, money follows, like with Elon Musk. But if all you do is strike for more money, the company itself may disappear.

The Human Paradox Psychology Reveals

Things that slip away the harder you try, and appear when you don't
Psychology says the same. Try hard to have fun and it's boring; a forced joke falls flat. Try not to sleep and you get sleepier; be told not to laugh and you burst out laughing.

What Matthew Says to "Seek First"

Biblical values that run opposite to the way of the world
The Gospel of Matthew says it too: seek God's will first, and everything else will follow. The Bible says everything backwards: become a servant and you're lifted up; give away and you gain. That's why it isn't a book written by humans.