Dr. Robert Waldinger

And I don't know what to do.

Right?

Yeah, well, you know, the research on happiness talks about the two kinds of happiness you mentioned.

One is the, am I having fun right now happiness?

And then the other is, is life basically good?

Even when I'm having a bad day, is life basically good?

That's eudaimonic happiness.

And the other one's hedonic.

And really, I think what the research finds is we all want some of both.

Like, you know, I love good sweets.

Like, I'm really looking forward to you giving me some sweets.

But...

that wouldn't be enough for me.

Like I re I'm really gonna, I really prioritize.

So for example, it matters to me that you and I are having this conversation and these ideas are going to get heard by some people because it feels meaningful to me that I can share some of this stuff that I know that might be helpful to people.

So that's some, that's the kind of, uh, you demonic happiness.

That's the life is meaningful happiness.

Um,

And there are so many ways to find meaning in life.

I think it depends on who you are.