Kathryn Schulz

And it's not the shiny, glossy kind, but it's what a lot of life is made of, right? And I do find it possible to regard it as, I don't want to say fun, you know, but purposeful and meaningful.

And it's not the shiny, glossy kind, but it's what a lot of life is made of, right? And I do find it possible to regard it as, I don't want to say fun, you know, but purposeful and meaningful.

Well, probably happiness and duty is more sustainable. One can always be dutiful. There are always jobs to be done, work to be done, needs to be met in this world. And if you derive happiness from a sense of duty, I actually think that is an infinitely sustainable source.

Well, probably happiness and duty is more sustainable. One can always be dutiful. There are always jobs to be done, work to be done, needs to be met in this world. And if you derive happiness from a sense of duty, I actually think that is an infinitely sustainable source.

And it kind of comports with my broad theory of happiness, which is, I think in our worst moments, the thing that can sustain us is serving others. I really do. And It's really powerful to remember that there are other needs in the world that other people have needs and that actually you can help meet them and ameliorate them in whatever small ways.

And it kind of comports with my broad theory of happiness, which is, I think in our worst moments, the thing that can sustain us is serving others. I really do. And It's really powerful to remember that there are other needs in the world that other people have needs and that actually you can help meet them and ameliorate them in whatever small ways.

There's no community on earth that does not need your help. And it is good to get outside of your head and outside of your own misery. So if duty is part of your sense of happiness, you will never have to look far to replenish it. Fun. I love fun. Do not get me wrong. Fun is wonderful. Fun is amazing. my family and I were going to the beach this weekend and I honestly can't wait.

There's no community on earth that does not need your help. And it is good to get outside of your head and outside of your own misery. So if duty is part of your sense of happiness, you will never have to look far to replenish it. Fun. I love fun. Do not get me wrong. Fun is wonderful. Fun is amazing. my family and I were going to the beach this weekend and I honestly can't wait.

In a kind of narrowly defined sense of it, we don't have a lot of self-evident fun right now just because we have a three and a half month old, we have a three year old. We used to just jump in a car at the whiff of an interesting story or a fun thing to do and gallivant through the night. And that was really fun, right? And do I miss it? Sometimes, of course I miss it. And in that

In a kind of narrowly defined sense of it, we don't have a lot of self-evident fun right now just because we have a three and a half month old, we have a three year old. We used to just jump in a car at the whiff of an interesting story or a fun thing to do and gallivant through the night. And that was really fun, right? And do I miss it? Sometimes, of course I miss it. And in that

kind of narrowly defined way, there's less fun in my life. On the other hand, children are infinite fun. I mean, children are hilarious, right? Like I've never had as consistent a source other than perhaps my father. I've never had such a consistent source of hilarity in my life as young children. They say hilarious things. They think hilarious thoughts. They do funny things.

kind of narrowly defined way, there's less fun in my life. On the other hand, children are infinite fun. I mean, children are hilarious, right? Like I've never had as consistent a source other than perhaps my father. I've never had such a consistent source of hilarity in my life as young children. They say hilarious things. They think hilarious thoughts. They do funny things.

They live with a kind of glee and humor that is contagious and interesting. So I'm certainly not here to diminish the value of fun. I actually think laughing is... It's just profoundly good for the mind and body and heart, and my kids make me do it all the time.

They live with a kind of glee and humor that is contagious and interesting. So I'm certainly not here to diminish the value of fun. I actually think laughing is... It's just profoundly good for the mind and body and heart, and my kids make me do it all the time.

I can. William James was the guy who gave us this idea of the stream of consciousness, you know, this awareness that your mind is always full of thoughts, many of them unrelated to the task at hand or whatever you're looking at. It's just teeming with ideas and instincts and impulses and impressions from the world around you all the time. This constant flow of thoughts in our mind.

I can. William James was the guy who gave us this idea of the stream of consciousness, you know, this awareness that your mind is always full of thoughts, many of them unrelated to the task at hand or whatever you're looking at. It's just teeming with ideas and instincts and impulses and impressions from the world around you all the time. This constant flow of thoughts in our mind.

Sometimes we're paying attention to it, sometimes we're not. But as we all know from how difficult it is to meditate or focus or fall asleep at night, there's just always noise in our minds, you know, generating all these things. So William James writes about the stream of consciousness.

Sometimes we're paying attention to it, sometimes we're not. But as we all know from how difficult it is to meditate or focus or fall asleep at night, there's just always noise in our minds, you know, generating all these things. So William James writes about the stream of consciousness.

And in the middle of doing so, he, in this kind of odd way, sort of shifts metaphors and starts talking about the thoughts in our minds as birds flying around. And sometimes they're flying and sometimes they're perched somewhere.

And in the middle of doing so, he, in this kind of odd way, sort of shifts metaphors and starts talking about the thoughts in our minds as birds flying around. And sometimes they're flying and sometimes they're perched somewhere.