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Lionel Page

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Modern Wisdom
#873 - Lionel Page - The Invisible Psychology Of Happiness & Meaning

Exactly, exactly. But the funny thing is that you have these... The fact that all people behind or below these very highly successful people think that the people who are very successful are very happy.

Modern Wisdom
#873 - Lionel Page - The Invisible Psychology Of Happiness & Meaning

Exactly, exactly. But the funny thing is that you have these... The fact that all people behind or below these very highly successful people think that the people who are very successful are very happy.

Modern Wisdom
#873 - Lionel Page - The Invisible Psychology Of Happiness & Meaning

So, you know, I can imagine that, let's say if you're on social media and, you know, if you start, if you think, oh, if only I had 10 followers, or not 10 followers, 10,000 followers, that's the thing, I'll be very happy. People with 10,000 followers, they think, wait a minute, you know, why don't I have 50,000? People with 50,000 says, why don't I have like, you know, 200 followers?

Modern Wisdom
#873 - Lionel Page - The Invisible Psychology Of Happiness & Meaning

So, you know, I can imagine that, let's say if you're on social media and, you know, if you start, if you think, oh, if only I had 10 followers, or not 10 followers, 10,000 followers, that's the thing, I'll be very happy. People with 10,000 followers, they think, wait a minute, you know, why don't I have 50,000? People with 50,000 says, why don't I have like, you know, 200 followers?

Modern Wisdom
#873 - Lionel Page - The Invisible Psychology Of Happiness & Meaning

So, you know, I can imagine that, let's say if you're on social media and, you know, if you start, if you think, oh, if only I had 10 followers, or not 10 followers, 10,000 followers, that's the thing, I'll be very happy. People with 10,000 followers, they think, wait a minute, you know, why don't I have 50,000? People with 50,000 says, why don't I have like, you know, 200 followers?

Modern Wisdom
#873 - Lionel Page - The Invisible Psychology Of Happiness & Meaning

And we don't know that. So we think that these people are happy, but these people are just looking two steps ahead.

Modern Wisdom
#873 - Lionel Page - The Invisible Psychology Of Happiness & Meaning

And we don't know that. So we think that these people are happy, but these people are just looking two steps ahead.

Modern Wisdom
#873 - Lionel Page - The Invisible Psychology Of Happiness & Meaning

And we don't know that. So we think that these people are happy, but these people are just looking two steps ahead.

Modern Wisdom
#873 - Lionel Page - The Invisible Psychology Of Happiness & Meaning

Yeah, I don't remember the numbers, but I saw a study. Do you remember?

Modern Wisdom
#873 - Lionel Page - The Invisible Psychology Of Happiness & Meaning

Yeah, I don't remember the numbers, but I saw a study. Do you remember?

Modern Wisdom
#873 - Lionel Page - The Invisible Psychology Of Happiness & Meaning

Yeah, I don't remember the numbers, but I saw a study. Do you remember?

Modern Wisdom
#873 - Lionel Page - The Invisible Psychology Of Happiness & Meaning

Oh, yeah. So I can tell you a few things about this. First, on a level, on a very basic level, you ask people, let's say when they're 20, what would be a good life? You know, what would be something where when you're 40, you have achieved and you're happy?

Modern Wisdom
#873 - Lionel Page - The Invisible Psychology Of Happiness & Meaning

Oh, yeah. So I can tell you a few things about this. First, on a level, on a very basic level, you ask people, let's say when they're 20, what would be a good life? You know, what would be something where when you're 40, you have achieved and you're happy?

Modern Wisdom
#873 - Lionel Page - The Invisible Psychology Of Happiness & Meaning

Oh, yeah. So I can tell you a few things about this. First, on a level, on a very basic level, you ask people, let's say when they're 20, what would be a good life? You know, what would be something where when you're 40, you have achieved and you're happy?

Modern Wisdom
#873 - Lionel Page - The Invisible Psychology Of Happiness & Meaning

And they say, I don't know, I've got a house in the suburb, I've got a car, I've got a big TV, you know, and then you guys in their 40, okay, you've got a car, you've got the house, you've got a big TV, Do you think you have a good life? He says, well, you know, not really because, you know, I don't have this thing. I don't have that, et cetera. So people move their goalposts.

Modern Wisdom
#873 - Lionel Page - The Invisible Psychology Of Happiness & Meaning

And they say, I don't know, I've got a house in the suburb, I've got a car, I've got a big TV, you know, and then you guys in their 40, okay, you've got a car, you've got the house, you've got a big TV, Do you think you have a good life? He says, well, you know, not really because, you know, I don't have this thing. I don't have that, et cetera. So people move their goalposts.

Modern Wisdom
#873 - Lionel Page - The Invisible Psychology Of Happiness & Meaning

And they say, I don't know, I've got a house in the suburb, I've got a car, I've got a big TV, you know, and then you guys in their 40, okay, you've got a car, you've got the house, you've got a big TV, Do you think you have a good life? He says, well, you know, not really because, you know, I don't have this thing. I don't have that, et cetera. So people move their goalposts.

Modern Wisdom
#873 - Lionel Page - The Invisible Psychology Of Happiness & Meaning

The kind of stuff that they said they would be happy with is not enough for them to be satisfied. So that's a first thing, interesting thing. And then in terms of... People were always looking ahead. I remember I listened once to an interview of a psychologist who was a specialist of the psychology of millionaires.

Modern Wisdom
#873 - Lionel Page - The Invisible Psychology Of Happiness & Meaning

The kind of stuff that they said they would be happy with is not enough for them to be satisfied. So that's a first thing, interesting thing. And then in terms of... People were always looking ahead. I remember I listened once to an interview of a psychologist who was a specialist of the psychology of millionaires.

Modern Wisdom
#873 - Lionel Page - The Invisible Psychology Of Happiness & Meaning

The kind of stuff that they said they would be happy with is not enough for them to be satisfied. So that's a first thing, interesting thing. And then in terms of... People were always looking ahead. I remember I listened once to an interview of a psychologist who was a specialist of the psychology of millionaires.