Paul Scheer

Honestly, you would think that. And certainly, no matter how old you are, death, you know, if your life is going well, is an ugly and horrible prospect. And there's a certain point, it's not that they welcome it, but there's an acquaintance to it, at least to a point where it doesn't interfere with their happiness.

Honestly, you would think that. And certainly, no matter how old you are, death, you know, if your life is going well, is an ugly and horrible prospect. And there's a certain point, it's not that they welcome it, but there's an acquaintance to it, at least to a point where it doesn't interfere with their happiness.

Honestly, you would think that. And certainly, no matter how old you are, death, you know, if your life is going well, is an ugly and horrible prospect. And there's a certain point, it's not that they welcome it, but there's an acquaintance to it, at least to a point where it doesn't interfere with their happiness.

The second mystery of happiness is a genuine mystery, and it goes back to what we don't know, which is there's a lot of debate over whether having children makes you happy. Some initial studies found it doesn't. Some later studies find that in some countries, parents are happier than non-parents. There's a difference between men and women, mothers and fathers. But the data is complicated.

The second mystery of happiness is a genuine mystery, and it goes back to what we don't know, which is there's a lot of debate over whether having children makes you happy. Some initial studies found it doesn't. Some later studies find that in some countries, parents are happier than non-parents. There's a difference between men and women, mothers and fathers. But the data is complicated.

The second mystery of happiness is a genuine mystery, and it goes back to what we don't know, which is there's a lot of debate over whether having children makes you happy. Some initial studies found it doesn't. Some later studies find that in some countries, parents are happier than non-parents. There's a difference between men and women, mothers and fathers. But the data is complicated.

I've written about this before. And the response I get by parents is often like, yeah, it's complicated.

I've written about this before. And the response I get by parents is often like, yeah, it's complicated.

I've written about this before. And the response I get by parents is often like, yeah, it's complicated.

I think that's exactly right. And I actually think that asking about happiness is sometimes the wrong question. We want to maximize different things in our lives. We want to be happy, like a pleasure, but we also want to be good and we want to live meaningful lives. And I think that, Having children is an extraordinarily, for many of us, deep and meaningful and important decision.

I think that's exactly right. And I actually think that asking about happiness is sometimes the wrong question. We want to maximize different things in our lives. We want to be happy, like a pleasure, but we also want to be good and we want to live meaningful lives. And I think that, Having children is an extraordinarily, for many of us, deep and meaningful and important decision.

I think that's exactly right. And I actually think that asking about happiness is sometimes the wrong question. We want to maximize different things in our lives. We want to be happy, like a pleasure, but we also want to be good and we want to live meaningful lives. And I think that, Having children is an extraordinarily, for many of us, deep and meaningful and important decision.

It means a lot, it matters a lot. My children are now off in the world, but I define myself as a parent. And that's different from saying, oh, it made me happy. Like a hot foot Sunday would make me happy.

It means a lot, it matters a lot. My children are now off in the world, but I define myself as a parent. And that's different from saying, oh, it made me happy. Like a hot foot Sunday would make me happy.

It means a lot, it matters a lot. My children are now off in the world, but I define myself as a parent. And that's different from saying, oh, it made me happy. Like a hot foot Sunday would make me happy.

do good for the world and feel compelled to and feel rewarded by doing that and other people take the other path there's even the broader question before that which is why do we do good at all why is an animal that evolved through natural selection capable of kindness and love and caring not just to its kin because there's evolution explanation why you take care of your kin

do good for the world and feel compelled to and feel rewarded by doing that and other people take the other path there's even the broader question before that which is why do we do good at all why is an animal that evolved through natural selection capable of kindness and love and caring not just to its kin because there's evolution explanation why you take care of your kin

do good for the world and feel compelled to and feel rewarded by doing that and other people take the other path there's even the broader question before that which is why do we do good at all why is an animal that evolved through natural selection capable of kindness and love and caring not just to its kin because there's evolution explanation why you take care of your kin

But to friends, to strangers, we care a lot about things like natural disasters across the world. We give money to save people we had never met. I think that's extraordinary and beautiful. And studying moral psychology is my day job as a researcher. And I find it extremely interesting and really important. But your question about differences also weighs heavily.

But to friends, to strangers, we care a lot about things like natural disasters across the world. We give money to save people we had never met. I think that's extraordinary and beautiful. And studying moral psychology is my day job as a researcher. And I find it extremely interesting and really important. But your question about differences also weighs heavily.